I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual..

I don't like to dump the dressing on top of the greens. Instead, I pour it against the side of the bowl - using only enough to glaze the leaves - the….

The first time I was cooking for my wife, Stephanie, way before she was my wife, I actually put three chickens on the rotisserie and I closed the gri….

I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would find him sleeping. Two weeks afte….

I think cookies are sort of the unsung sweet, you know? They're incredibly popular. But everybody thinks of cakes and pies and fancier desserts befor….

Most of the time, I grill over high heat. I like things to move fast. I like the sound and smell of a very hot fire. I gravitate towards dishes that ….

I want to go to college and go back to Georgetown. It's a really cool place..

Lime juice makes things taste fresher. I use it for drinks, salsas, relishes, soups, and sauces. You want some give to your limes - firmness means th….

I'd love to visit Thailand just for the street food and the energy of a city like Bangkok..

I don't have a long family history of good cooks in my family..

I love working with big flavors like chiles and smoke. Honey is perfect for softening the edges, mellowing them out a bit. I put it in everything - v….

There are so many great things about this business. Almost everybody is on the same team. It is all for one-friendly competitiveness. No one is out t….

My partner and I are looking at several locations on Park Avenue South and Midtown for a new restaurant space..

When I'm on television, I think that I appeal to the everyday guy, 'cause that's who I am. The guys who go to the football games on the weekends are ….

Basically, there are two things we know: Everybody has less time, and the general public is demanding better food - better in terms of quality and be….

You can't chase everybody on the Internet who's saying stuff about you, that's for sure..

Don't underestimate the importance of having enough room to work. Grilling is much more relaxing when you are not trying to juggle a whole collection….

Even if the chef has a good business head, his focus should be behind kitchen doors. A business partner should take care of everything in front of th….

'The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get ther….

It is very important that when you put something on the grill, you leave it in place to cook. If you move it around too quickly, chances are it is go….

I guess I fell into cooking..