I'm excited by any food that's prepared by someone who's proud of what they're doing, who puts a personal imprint on food.

To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.

I could eat bloody Elvis - if you put enough vinegar on him.

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.

The roots of creativity of cooking are hungry people trying to figure out how to take something that's not particularly fresh or tender and transform it into it something delicious that everyone will love.

A burger is something anyone can do, just follow the rules.

Get up early and go to the local produce markets. In Latin America and Asia, those are usually great places to find delicious food stalls serving cheap, authentic and fresh specialties.