I do the meatball recipe a lot. I think the army stew probably too. It's the most useful dish because it was born out of necessity and poverty and any idiot can make it in 20 minutes on a hot plate. It's cheap and uses readily available commercial ingredients. And it's delicious. It should be the great American dish - perfect late-night stoner dorm food for college kids on a budget.

Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great.

I'm not besotted with the notion of being on CNN to the point that I'm going to suddenly morph into Anderson Cooper or Christiane Amanpour. I'm not a foreign correspondent.

My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature.

Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great place to experience China in a relatively accessible way.

In fairness, you know, I'm a big believer in if your kid makes noise in the restaurant you should remove the child immediately.

If you get an opportunity to work with David Simon, anybody with good taste would.