I would work as a cook, get a little money, then open another restaurant.

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

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.

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.

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

I didn't want to do just another set of recipes. I think that's useless.

One of the problems of our youth is that the family unit is broken up. When we'd sit down to dinner together as a family, we'd learn about each other. We had something people don't get today.