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

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

I think New York has the most diverse and best quality representation of so many different cuisines at all levels.

I probably use my chef's knives more than any other tool in the kitchen. I'm not married to a particular brand, because they all work, they all have sharp blades.

Cook ingredients that you are used to cooking by other techniques, such as fish, chicken, or hamburgers. In other words be comfortable with the ingredients you are using.

Grilling outside with my parents at the Jersey shore. We would grill lobster and corn in the summer.

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.