When I’m hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette.

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

I don't have a long family history of good cooks in my family.

Brushes are crucial for applying glazes, sauces, and oils. The pastry brushes that you find in homestores can be pricey so pay a visit to your local hardware store and pick up a few paint brushes which are less expensive and work equally as well.

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

I seem to respond most to places that are more cosmopolitan because of my Manhattan upbringing. Some of the major international cities I've visited, like Madrid, Rome and London, have a lot of similarities and "New York" elements while ... having their own flavor.

I can't be on the cheeseburger diet all the time.