I think every young cook wants to write a book.

A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.

Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

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.

I think if you can take one or two things from a cookbook, it's successful.

I have no formal culinary training, right.

Let's face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the same staff, if the only thing that's different between you and me is the products we can get, and I can get a better product than you, I'm going to be a better chef.