I can't do exercises regularly because my schedule changes from day to day. I'm okay with hurting myself, like I'll lift something until it hurts, but I don't want to pass out or vomit in front of people.

I'm not looking to freak people out - eating rodents or bugs. I don't do that anymore.

I think we should increase the minimum wage and I think $15 is a good beginning.

Having been a chef for some many years, I understand what it's like to work really, really hard to get good at something, only to have someone piss all over it.

You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.

We now have a generation of people who in many cases feel that if they become chefs, they'll get a TV show. They have a signature haircut, a year into the business, or a branding arrangement with a shoe company. I don't really relate to that. I guess this is the world we live in now.

I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.