Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

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.

I am a glutton for a beautiful hotel. I am so easily smitten by high thread counts.

I eat for a living, so working out is definitely part of my job, the same way that the eating, tasting, and drinking is.

I run a solid 4-6 miles at a time, and over the last year two years I've gotten really into SoulCycle. It's sort of an evolved form of spinning.

I love The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, an Auberge Property in Bluffton, South Carolina. Its a spectacular corner of the world, with massive old trees lined with Spanish moss, and alligators swimming in the river.

The less you do to beautiful food, the better it's going to taste. You don't need to mess with it all the time.