I don't know if you call a burger 'recession food.' It's comfort food.

People love steak all over the United States.

You have to always remember who your guest is, and thats who we cater to.

Guests love to be 'wowed' in Las Vegas. They enjoy and embrace new tastes, new flavors, and they come to expect the unexpected in Las Vegas.

Chefs become attracted to being able to get product and then clientele - those are the two things that attract you as a chef.

I'm passionate about pleasing people.

Food is all about balance; it is all about taste.

When designing a kitchen, always keep in mind the social aspect.

When your parents are Middle Eastern immigrants, you have three choices. You can become a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer.

I don't know if you call a burger recession food. It's comfort food.

I believe what makes cooking in Las Vegas different from cooking in most other cities are the guests that dine with you in Las Vegas.

A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.

Belief is the driver that gives energy and power to achieve your potential.

People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth living. People are going to come into your life that you need, and that's the really crazy thing.

Keep going and the Lord will help you.

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

When emotions arise, I don't attempt to suppress or repress them, so that I can discern their basis or cause.

Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives.

My biggest achievement is my children.

A stable, changeless state, 'twere cause indeed to weep.