Two words to improve any dish. Ba, Con

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.

Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicking is important. It's bad hospitality for the host to be freaked out.

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about.

I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it.

A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract with 'Esquire' magazine, so had been coming to New York City regularly and thought I'd catch a cheap flight, crash on a friend's sofa and do this hilarious audition that I had no chance of winning.

I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen.