Cooking for my family is always a pleasure when I'm able to do it. My favorite thing to make is really whatever my kids ask for on any given day. It's more about being with them and doing something together.

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

Classics can be phenomenal when done right. A simple roast chicken dish could be the best thing you ever eat.

I think a lot of people overlook the importance of the menu as a marketing tool and a way of communicating to the customer what the ambition of their restaurant is. Not only the typeface and the design, but what is it printed on? Is it cheap-looking? Is it the right kind of paper for that restaurant?

Wine pricing is an art - like painting.

Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently.

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