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

I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual.

Nothing goes perfectly, especially when you're opening a restaurant.

One of the things that happens in my house on the holidays is after dessert, we sit down to a very ambitious men-versus-women game of Trivial Pursuit. It's brutal. And there's a trophy.

I live in New York and I'm in New York basically all the time. I spend a lot of my time in my restaurants, and I feel like that's why they're successful.

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.

You have to have your face in the food. These days people think a tattoo and a bottle of Sriracha equals success.