I want to help build their basic food terminology.

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

Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you're a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore.

Young people want to be famous before they know how to cook, before they know how to treat people, before they know what hospitality means. I stayed in France for seven years and Austria for three, so before I was a chef anywhere I was already cooking for 10 years.

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

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

I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.