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.

I don't consider myself a rock star chef, I really don't. I cook for a living and I try to help out as many people as I can in my life and that's all I care about. I don't care about the fame of television, I use to a lot.

The sharing of food is like breaking bread, it's very symbolic.

I believe in national service, I believe that every young adult citizen should do two years of national service. Not necessarily to be deployed, but to understand teamwork, responsibility and mixing with different people.

Whenever I deal with children or the military, that becomes special to me.

Every time I tour military outlets, I dedicate the food, fitness and set-ups to their service, because it all came to me through the military.

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.