They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get it to me, and they know how to communicate with me if for some reason they can't get it.

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

I think that you’ve got to make something that pleases you and hope that other people feel the same way.

Good food is a good trend.

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.

I have no formal culinary training, right.

One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.