Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

Anyone that has come to America past the age of eighteen will be able to understand when I say that you can never shake your accent.

The only thing that counts is if you know how to prepare your ingredients. Even if with the best and freshest ingredients in the world, if your dish is tasteless or burnt, it's ruined.

I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.

Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.