That's how people make sense of a meeting: they eat something. If they were in a sad moment it would be the same thing, they'd be eating something. It's what makes life fun. We don't need it to be delicious or great or all these things if we're just to survive. But it's one of those things that makes life fun, livable. And the more I submerge myself in it, the more fun I seem to have.

I only have the restaurant. If I do other things, it's only to do with the restaurant.

People will travel anywhere for good food - it's crazy.

I'm a bit of a glutton - I eat too much of all that is good to eat.

The first book was out and for the first time we were on a book tour. Being the son of an immigrant, I'd never dreamt of being on book tours. Suddenly the attention was huge.

There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.

I've never had anything but the freedom to do what I wanted just as long as it made me happy.