I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.

People always comment about my clothes. They don't think a fashionable woman can love food and be knowledgeable and actually cook.

I usually doze off between 7:30 and 9 p.m. while putting my baby to sleep. Then I suddenly wake up remembering I'm an adult with no bedtime. I spend the next four hours catching up on reading, e-mails, and other adult pursuits until I collapse for good until sunrise.

I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply.

I always think, after the second glass of wine, you should be putting something in your stomach.

Most of cooking is the labor of chopping. Give yourself a break. Pretend you're on a cooking show and have all your ingredients lined up for you.

My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go.