If you want the meaning of families and life and religion and philosophy rolled into one package, all you need to read is The Brothers Karamazov.

One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.

A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting.

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

I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.

If you want the meaning of families and life and religion and philosophy rolled into one package, all you need to read is The Brothers Karamazov.

Excellence is about fighting and pursuing something diligently, with a strict and determined approach to doing it right. It's okay if there are flaws in the process - it makes it more interesting.