I'm a "what you see is what you get" kind of guy. I don't have any time to be showing anybody any bag of tricks.

If you're cooking and not making mistakes, you're not playing outside your safety zone. I don't expect it all to be good. I have fat dogs because I scrap that stuff out the back door.

Cooking is like snow skiing: If you don't fall at least 10 times, then you're not skiing hard enough.

I'm a five-seasons griller! Did you know I added a new season? Living in Cali, I'm cooking in the yard all the time. I don't care what the weather is like. My hair is impervious to any kind of dampness, so I don't have too much to worry about.

If you slow it down, eat in courses, your body, mind, stomach will catch up with this full feeling and you won't eat as much.

I always say that environment always affects the food.

My philosophy is "Where is it written that at 40 you give up all your toys?" If I'm still having a great time doing something, I'm going to keep on doing it.