Beans are a real go-to for me.

America has been conditioned to think of pasta as the never-ending pasta bowl and Olive Garden.

My wife and I battle over home decor. My style goes from Gothic to Baroque. Hers is minimalist.

The best pastas are cut with bronze dies that give them a rough texture and allow the sauce to cling.

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.

I definitely invented the everything bagel. There's no doubt. It's undeniable truth. It's one of those things that's 100% true, 50% of the time.

When I stopped looking at food as a reward or a celebration and began looking at food as energy to fuel my athletic ambitions, that really kind of changed the whole world for me. That was the real 'aha!' moment.