Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There's a built-in romance to wine.

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

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

I really love fried chicken.

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.

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.

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