Basically, there are two things we know: Everybody has less time, and the general public is demanding better food - better in terms of quality and better in terms of flavor.

Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course.

In those days, the main requirement to be on the Food Network was being able to get there by subway.

I think New York has the most diverse and best quality representation of so many different cuisines at all levels.

Nobody believed the 'Food Network' could last. Even I was short sighted and thought to myself, 24 hours of food on TV? They'll run out of things to talk about in four days! But that wasn't true. 'Food Network' continues to get better and evolve.

I'd love to visit Thailand just for the street food and the energy of a city like Bangkok.

When I go to a restaurant, I eat three-quarters of the food in front of me. That cuts my calorie intake by 25 percent.