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.

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.

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

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

I want to go to college and go back to Georgetown. It's a really cool place.

I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it's functional and works with what you're trying to accomplish. Design can come later.

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