Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.

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.

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

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.

I am a sufferer of endometriosis. I didn't want any young women to go through what I went through. I thought that people should know about it.

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