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

I really love Paris. It's my favorite city.

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

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

I think the time of the formal dinners is over.

I want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food.

I won't quit my day job. I like restaurants. I don't do a lot of television, either, even though people come to me with projects all the time. I have to spend time in the kitchen.