I had these recipes that say do this, do that. Who MAKES these rules?

I'm not impressed with presidents. I have met a few, but I'm not impressed with them.

You are going to be what you put in your body, so I try to teach that to my kids, and the kids around me.

Cleanliness is very important. If you let kids make a total mess in the kitchen and then leave, you're not really teaching them anything.

I've always been known for bold flavors and rustic cooking, but there is another side to me. As you evolve as a cook, you understand life and how serious it is. There comes a point where there's got to be a better balance.

The cool thing is that now that people have made this evolution where cooking is cool, people are doing it on weekends, they're doing their own challenges. It's back to cooking. And it's real cooking.

It's okay to play with your food.