Two words to improve any dish. Ba, Con

Buying stock is exactly the same thing as going to a casino, only with no cocktail service.

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

What I bring to the table is a huge enthusiasm and love for this stuff.

For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas.

One of the smartest things you can do on 'Chopped' is to take one of those ingredients and make a pickle out of it, because almost every dish benefits from that. I'm feeling like those intuitions are becoming more natural.

Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's true for all five of us, which is one of the really nice things about the way we make the show.