You have an impeccable argument if you said that Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are food capitals. They have a maximum amount of great stuff to eat in the smallest areas.

In that sense, what a great way to live, if you could always do things that interest you, and do them with people who interest you.

A burger is something anyone can do, just follow the rules.

I'm not going anywhere. I hope. It's been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost. But I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

I'd like to play bass like Bootsy Collins. I'm serious. That would be my dream.

Naturally, I'm misanthropic. But the Negronis are helping considerably.

The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're providing sustenance - it was never pure.