It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.

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

You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food.

When you're out grocery shopping for your family, maybe you can put a can of cat or dog food in your cart and bring it to an animal relief center.

When you really want to show some love, keep the flowers and say it with spaghetti.

When I do a 30-minute meal, for instance, on Food Network, that's my food you see at the end of the show and it's not perfect. And if sometimes things break or drop or the pasta hits the wall when I'm draining it, they never stop tape. They just kind of let me go with it.

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