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.

In New York there used to be some very good clubs with amazing sound systems. Techno was part of the process.

Fast food is both evil and genius. Because of it we can feed a large number of people fairly decently at an affordable price. However, all the artificial flavors and artificial ingredients in some of their products are unacceptable. And it's designed so you can eat fast so you get back to work more quickly. Not good.

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

When I was twelve, I decided to become a chef. I stole a book from the library about the greatest restaurants in France. I'd flip the pages and dream. I should return that book to the library some day.

I don't like it when I go to a restaurant and I'm lectured from the menu.

For me, food is about memories, feelings, emotions, and so is Le Bernardin, and that's why it's not just a restaurant.