Learning about issues such as sustainability and locavorism are things that you need to have as part of you as a chef because it will make you cook more delicious food.

I know every movement of my kitchen.

I can't crack jokes because I don't have any.

Learning about issues such as sustainability and locavorism are things that you need to have as part of you as a chef because it will make you cook more delicious food.

When you start at catering college, nobody prepares you for a book tour or public speaking.

A gastronomical supermeal didn't necessarily have to involve the things I had brought from other top kitchens.

I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from scratch.