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

The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.

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

The funny thing about Thanksgiving ,or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and cook,chop,braise and blanch. Then it's gone in 20 minutes and everybody lies around sortof in a sugar coma and then it takes 4 hours to clean it up.

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

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.

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