I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.

It's all about new techniques -- simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster, but not worse.

I'm very inspired by nature - you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily.

I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.

I support Alice Waters in her desire that there be a vegetable garden at the White House. I don't think they should rip up the Rose Garden, because that's something that I love. They should probably dig up another patch and grow some vegetables there.

Study your strengths; then decide how hard you want to work

If you're doing a recipe on national television, there's really no room for being sloppy or a nonperfectionist.