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

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

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

I wasnt using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.

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

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.

The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.