I drank more wine when I wasn't working as much, to be honest.
Some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. Many haven't.
A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.
But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger; they make the best fast food hamburgers around.
Its not about passion. Passion is something that we tend to overemphasize, that we certainly place too much importance on. Passion ebbs and flows. To me, it's about desire. If you have constant, unwavering desire to be a cook, then u'll be a great cook.
Vegetables to me are - I don't want to say the most exciting part of cooking, but certainly a very exciting part of cooking, because they continue to change. They come into season and they go through different phases.