Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Cooking allows you to have travels, adventures and journeys without going anywhere. The running joke between my partner and me is that I'm not really concerned about how long it takes, or how much I destroy the kitchen, because I just have such a good time doing it.

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

It's okay if you finish cooking something easy after your guests arrive - some dishes must be prepared a la minute, as chefs say. Just remember to keep talking.

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

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