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

Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You can always cook.

Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right. And that is why you must seize the control of the circumstance and dominate every last detail: to guarantee that they're going to have a far better time than they ever would have had if they tried to control it themselves.

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

It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.

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.

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.