I travel around and hear from so many kids. Their parents say they were always very picky but they watch the show and they want to try stuff. The show is entertainment, but I think it has done so much for the public perception of what food can be.

I know nothing about hip-hop... There's only so many times you can grab your crotch and prance around stage. I'm gonna get slammed now for this.

It's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown.

'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'

I call all chefs cooks. They're all cooks. That's what we do, we cook. You're a chef when you're running a kitchen.

People are not hungry because we dont produce enough. People are hungry for political reasons.

I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.