Things are going to go wrong. The great chefs are the ones that don't let it fluster them. They just move through it.

Whats more important than recipes is how we think about food, and a good cookbook should open up a new way of doing just that.

My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.

When I met my wife 20 plus years ago, she was a vegetarian, so I was the closest thing to the devil that she had ever met.

I make no bones about it. I have no understanding of pastry.

You've always got to work to your highest ability level. When times are great and restaurants are jamming, that's when some restaurants get sloppy and take things for granted. Never take things for granted.

Sitting down for dinner not only helps you learn, but also teaches you how to listen - which I feel is the most important skill to have. I remember as a kid going around the table listening to everyone's day. It was hard to have the manners not to interrupt back then.