Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away.

Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.

I feel like 'embattled' or 'disgraced' will always follow my name. It's like that black football player who recently came out.

Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something.

I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. It's not all about the cooking, but the fact that I can contribute by using my influence to help people all over the country. In the last two years, my partners and I have fed more than 10 million hungry people by bringing meat to food banks.

Chicken breast is the driest, [most] tasteless part of the chicken as far as I'm concerned.

Having an audience is almost like plugging me into an electrical outlet. People feed me so much of their energy. We have a great time. It's all about the fellowship.