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

When you have made as many mistakes as I have, then you can be as good as me.

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

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

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

I think the most important thing when you are in a competition and you have, let's say, ingredients you have to use make something you did already because none of the judges, you know, probably had it in our lifetime, so I think do something you feel confident with, not something completely new where you are not sure how many hours or how many minutes you have to cook it or if the seasoning is right or if the combinations of spices and herbs are right.

I think I generally try to buy the best quality and keep it simple. I don't try to make too many decorations, too many things with it.