My passion for writing cookbooks really came from my love of collecting cookbooks.

The food could taste amazing; however, if you present a plate of misfortunate looking food...you would really question yourself about whether or not you should eat it.

New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.

Prep things in advance so that you don't have to cook everything at the last moment.

I think the time of the formal dinners is over.

Young people want to be famous before they know how to cook, before they know how to treat people, before they know what hospitality means. I stayed in France for seven years and Austria for three, so before I was a chef anywhere I was already cooking for 10 years.

People are visual and hands on learners.