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

In my house, neither my wife nor my daughter are impressed that I'm on television, and they remind me of that frequently.

I could do nothing but Brooklyn shows for the rest of my career, and I could die ignorant.

[George] Orwell's essays. It's got it all. Great writing, a worldview that I find interesting and useful, and most of it timelessly true.

Even on the Serengeti, it ain't a barbecue if there ain't some kind of beer.

I’m a Twitter addict. Jose Andres is a serial tweeter. It’s funny to see which chefs have embraced it, and the different paths they take.

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