Some people absorb in different ways. I didn't realize until I was 15 years old how much I retained.

The bad part about being recognized is that when I walk into a restaurant and sit down, I've got to eat everything on the plate, whether it's good or bad. People would take it as an insult if I did otherwise.

We trust something in a grocery store and assume it's good. We don't learn about the most precious thing in life-the food we put in our body. Educate yourself!

I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers.

I opened a restaurant that had nothing but California wines.

If you have acid in food, you need to sugar it. At a high temperature, the acids are changed to sugar.

I'm a professional cook. I've worked with other cooks from all over the world, but my family is not that way - they're always lived within 25 miles of my hometown!