The most interesting thing I've ever heard about myrself that isn't true is that I'm not a nice guy.

When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants.

Books make great gifts because they expand your horizons and keep you cooking.

Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice level or the complexity of a particular dish. So, it was always like we're going to kick this up a little bit.

I respected it. I submerged myself into it. So on a lot of days off I would go and fish with the fishermen and the families that ran the boats. I would go work the fields with farmers. I would go and talk with farmers about growing particular products for me.

Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. It's sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. It's always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving.

One big reason I do what I do is there's no two days alike. It's not work for me. It's my life. My passion.