I'm not attached to things at all. I'm very lucky to have quite a few beautiful things, but if I look back at my life, I was often happiest when I had very little.

I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.

I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them.

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.

Women's voices not being heard is the root of many of the problems of the world.

Where is it written that a smart woman can't also be stacked?

I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on.