Stay away from iodized table salt. It's just bad and doesn't help food taste good.

I want to teach [people] the secret of great visual presentation. Your stomach sees the food first, and I want to help them match food flavor profiles with the aesthetics of everything.

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

People are visual and hands on learners.

Stay away from iodized table salt. It's just bad and doesn't help food taste good.

What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.

For example, you can eat a Caesar salad and say, "Wow, I ate so healthy today." You forget there was a quarter-cup of oil in there, and all the calories are from fat. So it's better if you eat a grilled chicken breast, some steamed brown rice, and a little salad with balsamic vinegar on top.