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

Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with a platform. There's just one winner and on some seasons you can get numerous chefs that are really good. Even if they don't win, they're all talented.

Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat.

A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.

Mushrooms can be very fancy. It's the closest you can get to eating dirt.

Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.

I get angry when I think that people are blatantly incorrect on matters of fact.