My contribution I hope is to get people to eat full-flavored food. If I could come away with that alone, that would be a fantastic accomplishment. I'm also very proud of being a very American chef.

If my daughter wants to get into this business, I would support that decision. She's going to have a hard time not being in it. She loves food and she's around it all the time.

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.

Don't try to be the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay, we already have those people. We want someone who is going to make their own mark on 'Food Network.'

Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course.

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

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.