Really try to find a job where it's fun to get up and get out the door, no matter what time.

I live in an old house with no closets and no built-ins. I hate big cupboards.

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

Basement smells bad. Look for cat poops, change litter.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

You have to be open to change. I never stop making sure that what I say is the best of what could be said about a particular thing. It's a constant evolution. If I planted a tree one way yesterday and somebody tells me of a better way to plant a tree, I think, You know, they're right, that's better. Then I change my way to accommodate the new way of planting trees.

Larousse has a place of honor on every cookbook shelf in America.