One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman.

I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.

The only way to teach people how to truly do it and do it the right way, is to get those ingredients and kitchen tools in front of them and in their hands to use.

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

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

Collecting cookbooks is still my biggest passion! Believe it or not, I actually got the biggest form of inspiration from my kids. My kids do everything online. They would have their tablets in front of them watching hours upon hours of online videos. I came to understand that these videos were actually teaching my kids lots of different forms of information.

Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart.