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If I go to a nightclub, even if the music is good, if the sound system is not, I don't stay.
They say cats have nine lives. I've had 12 already and I don't know how many more I'll have.
It's a shame to be caught up in something that doesn't absolutely make you tremble with joy.
I was racially discriminated against for years as a child in Leeds because I was an Italian.
I feel very fortunate that I was raised in a multicultural family, and it came through food.
I learned at a young age what chasing flavors meant, and I've been doing that my whole life.
Healthy can be the new good. Eating delicious should not be sacrificed because it's healthy.
Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules.
I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother.
The Korean taco was a phenomenon... It just came out of us. We didn't really think about it.
I like to drink young wines, wines which are robust and have a lot of forward fruit to them.
When I'm in Los Angeles, my wife and I go to the farmers' market with the kids every Sunday.
Eggs are one of my all-time favorite foods, and making the over-easy egg is a test of skill.
I like to cook with the philosophy of using great ingredients and not altering them too much.
It's not easy to have success with restaurants in different cities, but I like the challenge.
I think the French and the Japanese are both obsessed by seasons, small producers, freshness.
For me, the most luxurious place is somewhere that allows you to feel emotions and pleasures.
A lot of equipment can get in the way of the connection with food, with touching and feeling.
You have to take it upon yourself and preserve and can foods that you'll want for the winter.
If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business.
I believe that there are no mistakes in the universe, so I think it all happens as it should!
I’m all about making money. It’s the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend.
I originally went to school for engineering because I loved math and thought I liked science.
Nothing feels better then to sit down on a six-hour flight with tired muscles from a workout.
The process and organization leading up to cooking the egg can tell you a lot about the cook.
I'm very active. I've got two small daughters and four restaurants in three cities. I'm busy.
If you have extraordinary bread and extraordinary butter, it's hard to beat bread and butter.
When I'm doing a drawing, I'm personifying the place that is empty. A place that is unmarked.
I'm a huge fan of burgers, and they're not my wife's favorite, so we don't cook them at home.
One of the important requirements for learning how to cook is that you also learn how to eat.
It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
You worry too much about what goes into your mouth and not enough about what comes out of it.
I was an immigrant. I came here at 12. We were caught behind the Iron Curtain until I was 10.
Once you grow up and discover yourself as a human being you look at things for what they are.
I never had a drink at all till I was 38. I'm just not a drinker. I go days without drinking.
Going meatless reduces our carbon footprint and helps us lead the way towards climate change.
I love chicken. But, like a lot of chefs and cooks, I get tired of preparing it the same way.
I liked to screw around in the kitchen when I was a kid. But I started cooking when I was 15.
I'm just here and I'm doin' the best I can. If you don't understand that, then what can I do?
I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic.
I've never had anything but the freedom to do what I wanted just as long as it made me happy.
You want to be the baddest guy in the kitchen and you want the person next to you to know it.
Sorrel adds a unique grassy sharpness to salads and dressings, but it can be hard to come by.
Given the number of restaurants I have, I could easily travel all the time - but I try not to.
To have a basic ingredient that can be prepared a million different ways is a beautiful thing.
I used to think that I wanted to be a hat maker, but I don't think that would have worked out.
I guess I don't really believe in retirement. I believe in shorter days and maybe in weekends!
At home, my food is just sort of comfort food. It's not super fancy, but it's certainly tasty.
I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.
I managed to reach a depth of self-loathing that usually takes a night of drinking to achieve.