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

Decide what it is that you are and then stay true to that thing. My brand is based very much on how I live my day-to-day life.

The most essential part of my day is a proper dinner.

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.

My dream job is to be a rock drummer and the alternate drummer for the Foo Fighters.

You don't feel as self-conscious if your clothes fit.

I was always a person on my mother's hip in the kitchen. My mom really wanted her kids at her side as much as possible, and she worked in restaurants for over fifty years. And my grandfather had ten children, and he grew and prepared most of the food. My grandmother, on my mother's side, was the family seamstress and the baker. So my mom, the eldest child, was always in the kitchen with my grandpa and I was always in the production and restaurant kitchens and our own kitchen with my mom. And it's just something that has always spoken to me.