Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.

A steak needs fat to taste great.

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

I call all chefs cooks. They're all cooks. That's what we do, we cook. You're a chef when you're running a kitchen.

I know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is hit them with a pot.

I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.

In an ideal world for me, school lunch would be free for everybody.

Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.

I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.

One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it.

Does it give you déjà voodoo how alike the houses are?""That's déjà vu, and I hate you right now

But here's a great thing about stories: they can be retold.

The first step in becoming a truly happy person is to make peace with your life. The second step will be to spread that peace into your environment.

We'd all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

The stage is my comfort zone, and playing live is what I've always wanted to do. It's why I want to do two hundred dates a year. I wouldn't feel that way if I were nervous onstage.

We should tackle reality in a slightly jokey way, otherwise we miss its point.

There has to be some kind of personal hygiene bar that a person needs to clear in order for a relationship to be successful.

An intriguing paradox of the 1990s is that it isn't called a decade of greed.

The way I perform best is with a clear and happy mind.