I always want my guests to be happy and impressed.

I would not say I'm an aggressive shopper. I want to be; I aspire to be an aggressive shopper. I am a meek, meek shopper.

Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

You don't get second chances in the real world.

I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with authority, which meant learning the language and knowing what that experience is like.

You know, I lose patience really easily; I'd rather shop in the grocery store than in the department store. I can pick an apple like nobody's business.