All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.

The great thing about living today is that there is this thing called the Interweb, and you can just look up anything.

Don't use a different dish for every single ingredient. If you've got three ingredients that go in at the same time, put them all in the same plate. That way you have just one plate to dump in.

Decide which you want to play up: your clothing or your jewelry, but not both. Let one be the star and one the supporting player.

An oil massage, a hot bath, a good night's sleep, soft smells and music and clothes with soft textures denote sensuality to me.

DON'T wear loud clanging bangles at work, it's disruptive and noisy and your coworkers won't appreciate it! Bangles should have a gentle wind-chimey tinkle, not the crash bang of a million pots and pans.

I love seafood. I'm not a vegetarian but I'm probably a pescetarian.