I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming. I'm not an advocate for the meat industry.

It's very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.

Only Texans and Jews understand brisket

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

Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go. -Anthony Bourdain

The roots of creativity of cooking are hungry people trying to figure out how to take something that's not particularly fresh or tender and transform it into it something delicious that everyone will love.

I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.