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 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.

Lime juice makes things taste fresher. I use it for drinks, salsas, relishes, soups, and sauces. You want some give to your limes - firmness means the inside is dry - and they'll stay softer longer if you don't refrigerate them.

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

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."

I dropped out of high school. I really had no interest in doing any school work whatsoever.