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

Food is a necessary component to life. People can live without Renoir, Mozart, Gaudi, Beckett, but they cannot live without food.

Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art.

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!"

Most smoked salts are made with liquid smoke, which is a condensate, but really, really good smoked salt is literally smoked.

My personality was always such that I always look straight forward, never behind or to the side.

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