Just because we are not Italian, does not mean we cannot appreciate Michelangelo, it is the same with cuisine.

Good food does lead to sex. As it should. And in a perfect world, good music does too.

I'm sure one of the frustrations of being a Western enthusiast of Japanese food and culture is you're confronted every day with the absolute certainty that you will die ignorant.

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.

For me, the cooking life has been a long love affair, with moments both sublime and ridiculous.

I wanted it to look like real cooking in someone's real home or just so out-of-there bizarre that it would be fun.

It's been about a week without alcohol of any kind. I'm enjoying my new, clean-living lifestyle.