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 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.

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.

You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further.

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.

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.