Hunger is a political issue, and there are several things politically that are keeping people hungry - not funding food stamps adequately, not funding school lunches adequately. So there is a political solution to the problem of hunger.

This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is the problem with school lunch right now - are getting sugar, fat, empty calories - lots of calories - but no nutrition.

Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.

One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it.

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

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

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.