You can't chase everybody on the Internet who's saying stuff about you, that's for sure.

Most of the time, I grill over high heat. I like things to move fast. I like the sound and smell of a very hot fire. I gravitate towards dishes that you can get on and off the grill as quickly as possible. After a while, you'll know without thinking about it how hot the fire is.

I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize.

It's important to have balance in your life between work and play.

I think everybody at some point in time has thought to themselves, "I have a really great idea for a restaurant."

Even if the chef has a good business head, his focus should be behind kitchen doors. A business partner should take care of everything in front of the kitchen doors.

An instant-read thermometer is your best bet for making sure that meat and fish are cooked to the proper temperature.