You can't fake being able to cook well.

Eating a lot is an occupational hazard but it's a pretty great problem to have. I spend a lot of time eating sweets on TV - cake, cupcakes, donuts, and pudding. It's a dream job, but at the same time there will be days where I wake up knowing I will eat 15 desserts!

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

There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.

I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!

At the beginning of the week, I roast a ton of vegetables so I can use them for the next few days. I also plan out meals in advance.

First and foremost, you have to remember that restaurants are businesses and they have to stay in business. And though everyone thinks they want grass fed beef, most people actually prefer the taste of corn fed - it is less dry, more marbled, and less gamey, not to mention much less expensive than grass fed.