I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day.

I can't, myself, determine what offends another person.

I am proud to be a Southerner. I think Southern hospitality is very... I don't think it's just a term. I think it really exists. You can come to Savannah, and the people are so sweet and so nice.

I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day.

I have a lot of secret uses for sour cream, which is the magic ingredient in my mac and cheese. It's an old-timey, Southern version, and the sour cream makes it that much creamier. Oh, it's so good!

I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because I'm not having to constantly train somebody. I pay them enough that they don't go seeking a higher scale at the next restaurant.

Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us.