Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be packed with useful information.

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

To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anything better to do with family and friends than to be together to create something.

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame.

The best way to learn is live, in person, cooking, feeling, smelling and tasting, but TV is the second-best thing to that; it's a halfway facsimile.

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.

I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.