I tell everybody the same thing: You have to make every dish so when you taste it, you should remember it when you go home.
New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.
A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.
When I was 27, if I didn't put 15 things in one dish I wasn't happy.
Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know?
There is no value with just one restaurant or with one person. The brand has to be bigger than the person.