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

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.

I think the time of the formal dinners is over.

Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.

There's a lot of processed food in America and I know that can make some tourists who're used to fresh food feel sick.

There is no value with just one restaurant or with one person. The brand has to be bigger than the person.

A chef is a mixture maybe of artistry and craft. You have to learn the craft really to get there.