I'd love to play bass with Parliament Funkadelic, but I can't play bass, so I don't think that's going to happen.

As you move through this life...you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you.

Margarine? That's not food. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter? I can. If you're planning on using margarine in anything, you can stop reading now, because I won't be able to help you.

I like telling stories, and I tell stories that interest me. It would be boring to have to go to nothing but the best restaurants. That would be a misery to me.

Without new ideas success can become stale

I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never, ever supposed to do a food or travel show in black and white.

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.