One of the most important leadership lessons is realizing you're not the most important or the most intelligent person in the room at all times.

The Hamptons are usually filled with what I had hoped to leave behind in New York City.

The Chinese five-spice works really well in the quantity that I used. It makes it almost imperceptibly just a little bit sweeter without making it really sweet or really even that Asian flavored.

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans.

Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for them if you do it.

It's fascinating to travel around Italy and realize just how many different ways they make spaghetti.

I can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can't teach a chimp to dream about it and think about how great it is.