I think we should be honest about who is working in our kitchens.

Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of 'medicine.' That's something you might remind your New Age friends who've gone gaga over 'holistic medicine' and 'alternative Chinese cures.

Always entertain the possibility that something, no matter how squiggly and scary looking, might just be good.

I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas - fat, drugged, and completely out of it.

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.

Being a vegan is a first-world phenomenon, completely self-indulgent.

People everywhere have been very, very good to me, whether I'm with or without cameras.