I love working out. It's my release. I've done it since I've been in the military.

I found that most people who buy restaurants should never have done it, because they don't understand money.

The impression that is out there about me is that I'm really hard-nosed, but the people who really know me, know that I am a soft touch.

What I learned about America is that anything is possible, but sometimes people get into businesses they shouldn't be in. They go in without capital or know how, but their mothers had told them that they could cook, and they're good with people.

America was built on immigrants, and what they bring 'to the table.'

The Food Network and the Cooking Channel have so many viewers. And, because there's no violence, some of that audience is children. So, I think we have a responsibility to educate parents how to produce healthy meals for their families.

For years - especially in England where I come from - cooking was a subservient job. When I told my Dad I was going to be a cook, he wouldn't talk to me for two years. Even though it was associated with my military service, he thought cooking was beneath me.