Anyone who doesn't have a great time in San Francisco is pretty much dead to me.

That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.

You have an impeccable argument if you said that Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are food capitals. They have a maximum amount of great stuff to eat in the smallest areas.

Trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times. If you get lost and you just end up eating just anywhere, you know, you see a bunch of Venetians sitting around smoking cigarettes, eating something unrecognizable in a dark alley somewhere, chances are it's interesting.

New Orleans is a glorious mutation

One of life's terrible truths is that women like guys who seem to know what they're doing.

At the end of the day, the TV show is the best job in the world. I get to go anywhere I want, eat and drink whatever I want. As long as I just babble at the camera, other people will pay for it. It's a gift.