I have no formal culinary training, right.

A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.

I don't think you could have a 7 with a manual. But I can't see having a BMW sports sedan without a manual.

This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane.

Anyone can make a good roast chicken.

But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger; they make the best fast food hamburgers around.

I like to drink young wines, wines which are robust and have a lot of forward fruit to them.