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.

If any chef ever tells you they're not inspired equally by the truck-stop barbecue as they are by the four-star Michelin restaurant they are lying.

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

I think eating in itself is the act of great sensuality, so all you have to do is point the camera in the right direction.

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

The cookbooks and the writing in general have been a real bonus, but it's not something I've ever pursued... I've been lucky, I guess.

During the course of filming 'Top Chef,' I gain 15 lbs., so I'm used to needing two dress sizes.