Drink heavily with locals whenever possible.

If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe, the most uniquely Roman of pastas, in some crummy little joint where Romans eat. I'd much rather do that than go to the Vatican. That's Rome to me.

I go anywhere I want, do whatever I want when I get there, they let me make self-indulgent TV about that experience, and give me about as much creative freedom as anyone's ever had in the history of television.

If you get an opportunity to work with David Simon, anybody with good taste would.

I'm really happy to see Filipino cuisine starting to really take hold outside of the Pinoy community.

I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you.

Very few restaurant workers could even dream of eating in the restaurants they work in. Many do not make a living wage.