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

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 was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.

I really love fried chicken.

In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken.

One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter.

I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?