I wish I could play bass like Larry Graham or Bootsy Collins. My God, I'd give up just about everything else for that.

Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life.

Never try to get your kid to eat anything she doesn't already want to eat. Just eat interesting stuff in front of her while completely ignoring her. Never, ever suggest "try it." Never say those dreaded words "try it, it's good." Or worse, "It's good for you." That'll poison the well.

I didn't want food that looked unapproachable or ridiculously beautiful.

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

I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small farmers empowered. I feed my daughter almost exclusively organic food.

What is left of the poor? Try to buy a fresh f**king vegetable in West Baltimore. It is a not completely inconceivable scenario in the future, we'll all look like that... Waddling from convenience store to fast food outlet, chewing mindlessly on 99 cent hamburgers.