For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.

I feel very fortunate that I was raised in a multicultural family, and it came through food.

Clean water and access to food are some of the simplest things that we can take for granted each and every day. In places like Africa, these can be some of the hardest resources to attain if you live in a rural area.

In Ethiopia, food is often looked at through a strong spiritual lens, stronger than anywhere else I know. It's the focal point of weddings, births and funerals and is a daily ceremony from the preparation of the meal and the washing of hands to the sharing of meals.

For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.

I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.

People come up to me all the time and ask how I stay the way I am, and it's no secret. The first lesson a chef needs to learn is how to handle a knife; the second is how to be around all that food.