Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art.

Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art.

I had D minuses in chemistry and all of the sciences, and now I'm known as a molecular gastronomist.

I hate stuff in my pockets, can't stand it. I'll carry stuff in my hands rather than put it in my pockets.

I wish that food trucks could exist here in Chicago like they do in Brooklyn and in New York, where you're actually cooking off the truck.

I lived my whole life in the kitchen. Not only that, but it's the passion, it's the love for cooking and food. It's dictated my entire life — every aspect of it. So, in some ways, the thought of not being able to do that anymore radically affects your life.

My father would always tell me that creativity didn't matter at the diner. When I was probably 14 or 15, I would put - I mean, it was a no-nonsense place - but I would try to put a sprig of parsley or orange curl on the omelets, or something like that. He'd be like "Don't do that!"