I have two young boys, and my wife is at home. Most of the time, I will cook the food, and we'll eat together.

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

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

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

A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult.

Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. When I opened Spago, I had the kitchen in the dining hall. It was probably the first restaurant to do so. The dining scene became more casual. All these cooking shows have transformed our profession one-hundred percent.

It is going to have healthy food and exercise mixed together. With smaller portions, and more exercise, you live a better life.