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

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

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

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.

When people pile seven things onto one burger, it drives me nuts!

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

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.