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

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.

I think what I do differently from a lot of TV chefs is that I break down barriers and make fine food more accessible to the regular person, who might be intimidated. I try hard, particularly with wine, to make it not intimidating. It's sort of a teaching job.

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

Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.

If I have committed any culinary atrocities, please forgive me.

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.