Beware of those who speak ill of others in your presence.....don't be surprised of what they say in your absence.

My family came from Ecuador.

Don't be afraid to adapt new ingredients into your own techniques, and traditional ingredients into new recipes.

As long as you remember what you love and why you love it, it will never be far from your heart - or your plate.

I think that a lot of us at home are iron chefs in their own right in that we have to come up with meals real quickly.

I studied cooking in Spain after college.

From the time I was 8 until now, I've been working. My Social Security is looking solid.

Chicago is a lot of my background as a chef.

I spent several years cooking on a line.

I'm a huge fan of burgers, and they're not my wife's favorite, so we don't cook them at home.

Being Ecuadorian is, I don't want to say it's tough but it's... something special to me.

Wanna see the rest of my happy place?

Play a bigger part in doing more good in the world, it is good for you and for business.

The rule in music land is never doody in the bus and never doody in the RV.

Chess is not for the timid.

We don't have seasons anymore. You know why? We lost the ozone layer. Well, put it on milk cartons - let's find it!

You make the decision with vision and god makes the provision.

There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad.

Fear is strong, but faith is stronger yet.

Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a line.

My voice is stronger today than ever.