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

When the taste changes with every bite and the last bite tastes as good as the first, that's Cajun.

Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada.

Don't get fancy. Have you cooked an apple pie? You don't know what you did wrong? Do this: Take two or three apples. Put them on a table. Study them.

I'd like to have the first restaurant that can deliver incredible quality food to your table at your house at any time-right where you live.

We closed the restaurant in New Orleans and brought the entire staff to San Francisco. But we had to go home.

I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.