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.

I'm pretty confident that the seafood from the Northeastern Atlantic is one of the most delicious and unique in the country, so that we can represent that in a way that the Italians like to represent things.

Look at cookbooks with your kids and ask them what sounds good.

Food is much better off the hand than the fork.

I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing.

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

Any simple but delicious dish that celebrates the season and locality is what I want to be known for.