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

I love people, and I'm excited that I can turn them on.

We didn't do wrong things because we didn't want to embarrass our parents.

I wait for the next opportunity to have something to do with food. If I get rested, my mind just starts creating new dishes - click, click, click.

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!

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.

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