Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.

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

I have the best job in the world.

The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down.

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.

Food is so personal - I mean someone is talking to you when people are cooking for you. I like to hear an identifiable voice.

Everything important I learned, I learned as a dishwasher.