I really love fried chicken.

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

India's had two groovy moments. Once when the Beatles went to India and now when Madonna has embraced yoga.

Part of my job as a food writer is to describe food. So my work on 'Top Chef,' I feel, is an extension of that. When we give a criticism to the contestant, we want to make sure we tell them why it's not working and why it would work if they did it a different way.

Every city has a Donald Trump; ours is just the Trumpiest.

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

I love clothes, but really I don't have that much to say about skirts. Before I was writing, I went to fashion shows only when the designer was a good friend and I was there to show support.