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.

Charcoal or gas. Both give excellent results, so choose the one that best suits your style of cooking.

I still love making hamburgers on the grill. I guess whenever I eat them childhood memories come up for me.

If you aren't nervous about your passion, you aren't passionate about it.

There are so many great things about this business. Almost everybody is on the same team. It is all for one-friendly competitiveness. No one is out to hurt anyone.

In the end, your creativity -- perhaps even your outrageousness -- will determine the final result.

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