As incisively pointed out in the documentary Food Inc.," an overwhelmingly large percentage of "new," healthy," and "organic" alternative food produc….

I do not have a merchandise line. I don't sell knives or apparel. Though I have been approached to endorse various products from liquor to airlines t….

I'm excited by any food that's prepared by someone who's proud of what they're doing, who puts a personal imprint on food..

I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at least a small number of really fi….

I'm at my most productive before I even have my first cup of coffee. I only get slower and stupider as the day progresses..

If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe, the most uniquely Roman of pastas, in some crummy li….

The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down..

There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind..

Let's at least acknowledge who is working in America right now and what our needs are, as well as the moral question of somebody who's been here 20 y….

Theres no hope, none, of ever talking about it without pissing somebody, if not everybody, off...By the end of this hour I will be seen by many as a ….

I think we should be honest about who is working in our kitchens..

Being a vegan is a first-world phenomenon, completely self-indulgent..

Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the kind of foods I crave. ….

Naturally, I'm misanthropic. But the Negronis are helping considerably..

One of my few virtues - I don't have a lot of them - would be a deep sense of curiosity. I'm interested in how other people live in other places; I'm….

I'm not looking to freak people out - eating rodents or bugs. I don't do that anymore..

Don't dunk your nigiri in the soy sauce. Don't mix your wasabi in the soy sauce. If the rice is good, complement your sushi chef on the rice..

It's not normal, what I do. Just being on television isn't..

If you're training in a combat sport, deliciousness takes a backseat..

Trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times. If you get lost and you just end up eating just anywhe….

I'm not besotted with the notion of being on CNN to the point that I'm going to suddenly morph into Anderson Cooper or Christiane Amanpour. I'm not a….