I'm a baritone. Baritones don't mature until late.

As a restaurateur, my palate is one of my most important tools.

Maitre d's are at the financial spigot of the restaurant, meaning they control who gets in and who doesn't, but aside from that, they don't do anything. And yet they get paid as much as the highest-paid people in the place.

You can enjoy a $15 bottle of wine as much as you can enjoy a $100 bottle of wine.

I believe that 'MasterChef' brings something more to the table, so to speak, than simply being another reality food TV show. My hope is that it will inspire America to get more involved in the food they eat, how it prepared.

The general manager is kind of like the step into darkness when you reach the top of the league. As GM, you're responsible for everything, including the maitre d's and the sommeliers - all these people who have their own agendas. But you probably make less than the maitre d' and have a lot more work and a lot more headaches.

If you eliminate the junk food, you don't really run the risk of gaining weight if you've got a good workout routine.