My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's refreshing and fun to be in a space where you can do contemporary things.

People want honest, flavourful food, not some show-off meal that takes days to prepare.

Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots.

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness.

For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each one we're all wearing their clothes.