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.

I make friends faster and easier than journalists.

I'd like to play bass like Bootsy Collins. I'm serious. That would be my dream.

The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca.

A proper saute pan should cause serious head injury if brought down hard against someone else's skull. If you have any doubts about which will dent, the victim's head or your pan, then throw that pan right in the trash.

Anyone who's a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: Is it good? Does it give pleasure?

An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.