Food television opened the eyes, and palates, of our guests. They became more adventurous.

I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.

Thirty-five years ago, being a cook was the same as being a used-car salesman.

I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.

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

A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.

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