There are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes to prepare; always from scratch, and always in excess of what you could possibly need. You tend to kill your guests with kindness around here.

When do you stop to de-douche?

I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you.

I love New York. I'm a guy for whom a New York accent is a comforting thing.

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

My daughter takes pride in showing up with stuff that other kids envy or are freaked out by, so I send her to school with grilled octopus.

I'm at my most productive before I even have my first cup of coffee. I only get slower and stupider as the day progresses.