I have no regrets in my life. If not for the mistakes that I made I would not be the man I am today.

I have no problem in asking a diner to leave for two reasons: 1. If they are rude to my staff. No one has that right. If we make a mistake, allow us to rectify it. 2. If they are loud and abusive at the table. They have no regard or respect for the other diners, who may have worked very hard to save up their cash to afford your prices.

Don't dress for others, dress for yourself. Clothes should be an extension of what you represent and what you feel inside.

I think if you've been given something in life you have a moral duty to give things back.

Eating is one of the most important aspects of living. I like indulging. I like to eat one food at a time, to savor each individual thing.

You have to shout in the kitchen to deliver the orders, to drive the troops, to get the food out. When you have a table of eight courses and everyone's having something different, you have a 15-second window to get it all together so no one at the table waits.

I can't imagine anything worse than trying to impress a girl with dinner. To be honest, I'm always impressing myself, not other people.