I work out all the time! I don't just sit around and eat burgers whenever I want. Oh, if I could I probably would, but I don't.

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

It doesn't matter how precisely the onion is cut as long as the person chewing it is happy.

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.

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

I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.

I always loved my bangles, I can't remember a time when I didn't have a bangle on.