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.

I'm a healthy weight for my height, and I like how I look on most days.

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.

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

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

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.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.