We learn as professionals by repetition, by getting it wrong, getting yelled at and doing it again.

If people are eating mostly pickles after many generations, where did that come from? It's reflective of history, often a painful history. It's central to a culture, to a history, to a personal story. It's communication at its most fundamental.

I can't do exercises regularly because my schedule changes from day to day. I'm okay with hurting myself, like I'll lift something until it hurts, but I don't want to pass out or vomit in front of people.

I wanted it to look like real cooking in someone's real home or just so out-of-there bizarre that it would be fun.

I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period.

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

Margarine? That's not food. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter? I can. If you're planning on using margarine in anything, you can stop reading now, because I won't be able to help you.