I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours of cooking, chatting or filming feels like a vacation. When I have a scheduled 'day off,' I spend several hours writing, then I clean until I crash from fatigue. I don't relax well.

Television itself is an intimate medium. It's in your house. You're visiting with these people... Not everybody's going to like it, just like not everybody likes everybody on the playground. I mean, that's life - especially if your job is to just go out there and be yourself.

My first memory in life is grilling my thumb to the griddle in our restaurant on Cape Cod.

I am burger obsessed and I love playing with the idea of what a burger can be for people. I make burgers out of everything from grains to seafood to, of course, browned meats of every kind. What I love about the burger is it makes food accessible and fun for everyone.

Whatever it is you want to do, take a job in that field. You will learn by experience and, slow and steady, you'll get it done!

Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!

I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.