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.

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

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.

You can eat an omelet at midnight, at lunchtime, all day long. It's perfect for every occasion.

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

When I was 27, if I didn't put 15 things in one dish I wasn't happy.

I fell in love with food because of my mother. So, I will definitely be sharing and expanding more recipes from my culture (as well as many other cultures), and will be sharing recipes that I have experienced from my whole culinary life.