I think as a moral question, restaurant workers should get paid more.

The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're providing sustenance - it was never pure.

The way you make an omelet reveals your character.

I'm in no position to try to tell people how to live their family life.

I'm evangelical on the subject of some chefs and writers.

If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.

your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.