Is it a good hot dog? That’s all I want to know … I don’t think the personal health and purity of my colon is that important compared to pleasure. As a chef, I’m not your dietitian or your ethicist. I’m in the pleasure business …. My responsibility is to give you the most delicious tomato that I can afford, given the circumstances, and maybe increase the likelihood that you get laid after dinner.

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

Free time is my enemy. I recognized early on I'm not a guy who should have a lot of time to contemplate the mysteries of the universe. I need to stay busy... That's just the nature of my demons.

When you have a child you're no longer the star of the movie.

The older I get, and the more I travel in particular, the less I care about what exactly is in the dish than who's cooking it and why.

The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great!

Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have.