They say never trust a skinny chef, but the fact is, to stay healthy when you're a chef means you have to work twice as hard.

I feel very fortunate that I was raised in a multicultural family, and it came through food.

I happen to love coconut, particularly for that sweet and crunchy texture it adds to any dish.

Hard work IS its own reward. Integrity IS priceless. Art DOES feed the soul.

If you get hungry mid-day, a banana is the best snack at your desk, after a workout, or in between classes. Fruit is a very good snack in general.

If you're cooking for someone important - whether it's your boss or a date - never try a new recipe and a new ingredient at the same time.

Getting to a place of comfort can be uncomfortable.

Just like keeping a healthy diet is important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating the right foods is just as important for getting the most out of your workout.

While I hold my own views, it's important not to get too wrapped up in individual candidates and personalities, but instead to focus on the real issues

I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday - it's a day that's American to the core and it's a day that's all about what and how we eat.

Reply not to me with a fool-born jest.

It's no accident that the countries that have enjoyed an economic take off have been those that educated girls and then gave them the autonomy to move to the cities to find work

It is superfluous to be humble on one's own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one.

This quality becomes important at a time when almost everyone is a poet. And as I said, we live in an age where almost everybody is a poet, but scarcely anyone can write a poem.

I just bring the determination to win.

I am surrounded here by parsons and methodists, but as you will see, not infested with the mania.

What separates great jazz musicians from average ones is Taste. Those who have taste consistently choose notes, tempos, timbres and voicings that seduce and satisfy attentive listeners.

... I will never love, for I should never be loved as I desire to be loved.

In Paradise there are things which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has thought of.

First you give life and action and guidance to ideas, then they take on power of their own and sweep aside all opposition.