Chefs don't actually say 'That's a spicy meat-a-ball,' except to indicate that there's a bomb threat in the restaurant without alarming the customers. Terrorism is the spiciest meatball there is.

The pendulum of cookery techniques became more significant than the actual experience. And when that happens, the customer's satisfaction becomes secondary to the chef's satisfaction. And in that case, you have an upside-down equation. Because the customer is the basis of our restaurant, first of all, and if the chef becomes the most important person at the table - even more so than the guests - then suddenly you're left with something that doesn't really work.

Indianapolis versus Denver would not be a great one gastronomically.

Finishing food is about the tiny touches. In the last seconds you can change everything.

Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules.

I am happiest when I am with my wife, Susi, and our two boys exploring and loving something for the first time.

Reading is a key feature in the life of every single successful person I have ever met.