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

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

I'm really trying to respond to the foods that are in the stores and just pulling the things that are the very best and cook what looks beautiful and is seasonal. That's the way to go. I love going to the grocery store and the market. None of it's drudgery for me. Washing dishes is the drudgery.

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

When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout.

Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.

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.