The food could taste amazing; however, if you present a plate of misfortunate looking food...you would really question yourself about whether or not you should eat it.

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

Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart.

I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.

I learn more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.

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

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