Cooking is a holistic process of planning, preparing, dining and sharing food. I place food at the center of our humanity, as it nourishes not only our physical bodies but also our emotional and spiritual lives. Food is truly a cultural phenomenon that informs our traditions and our relationship with the earth. I genuinely believe that food connects us all.

I come from a family of farmers on both sides of my family.

I am an audiophile. It's almost like a virus. I'm completely crazy about the quality of sound. It's interesting and painful at the same time; you have to really spend a lot of money on the equipment.

Obviously California is fantastic in terms of produce, vegetables.

If I go to a nightclub, even if the music is good, if the sound system is not, I don't stay.

I don't follow the food trends.

I'm very bad, but I like to dance.