I love to teach - that's my role.

Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane way possible. I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference.

I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.

A party without cake is really just a meeting.

Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.

Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?