I’m all about making money. It’s the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend.

Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit.

I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool.

My parents couldnt be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.

I couldnt really relate to the fraternity or party scene, to the people out in the mall every day protesting one thing or another. I felt like there was no one I could relate to.

My fantasy is to have a restaurant where there are no written menus, but where you just ask people, What are you in the mood for? Fish? Meat? White wine?

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.