I don't follow the food trends.

Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it’s not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know.

Obviously California is fantastic in terms of produce, vegetables.

I have more eating memories than cooking memories and many memories of being in the kitchen - I was always attracted to the kitchen - but nobody ever wanted me to touch anything.

Just walking in the kitchen (and we have three kitchens at Le Bernardin), I exercise quite a lot. I also walk in Central Park for 50 minutes from my house to Le Bernardin every day, rain, shine, snow.

Today, because I want to be gentle on my back, I listen to jazz.

When you are 25, 30, you know, you have no responsibility, no mortgage, no kids, no retirement to think about, nothing.