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.

My mom worked in restaurants for 60 years, and what I learned from her is a lot. But if I had to boil it down, take your work very seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously. Work harder than everyone else and never complain about it. Don't go to bed if you're not proud of the product of your day; stay awake until you are.

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.

I don't categorize food as bad or a guilty pleasure.

If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.

I think that celebrities are just people, like everybody else, and they've got the foodie bug in them too.

I think having an animal in your life makes you a better human.