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

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.

When I go out to eat, it's usually something moderate in style.

I didnt want to be encumbered by what anyone elses abilities were, their equipment or environment or their ability to get certain products.

In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships.

Good food is a good trend.

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