Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.

Everything important I learned, I learned as a dishwasher.

Those places I don't understand, just doing bad food. It takes some doing. Making good pasta is so much easier than making bad stuff. It actually takes quite an effort to make poor linguine pomodora.

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

Just because I like sushi, doesn't mean I can make sushi. I've come to well understand how many years just to get sushi rice correct. It's a discipline that takes years and years and years. So, I leave that to the experts.

Without new ideas success can become stale

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