I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter.
Getting to a place of comfort can be uncomfortable.
I feel very fortunate that I was raised in a multicultural family, and it came through food.
Hard work IS its own reward. Integrity IS priceless. Art DOES feed the soul.
Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction.
You know that old expression "It's not whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game". That line was definitely not coined by a chef. Because for a chef, it's only about whether or not you pull through. If you fail, nobody cares how hard you tried.
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.
If there is a god, I think he has a sense of humour. He does not require human beings to protect him from satire.
I think that artists provide questions, not answers. We provide provocations rather than fully formed objects.
Security should not be a black and white thing.
Nietzsche, to the end of his days, remained a Russian pastor's son, and hence two-thirds of a Puritan; he erected his war upon holiness, toward the end, into a sort of holy war.