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I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables.

Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.

I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.

Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.

First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.

I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.

I have a lot of cooking tools. In fact I have a whole drawer full of knives. Cooking tools, especially cutlery, are my toys.

Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

You don't have to show people how successful you are.

I normally don't eat junk food.

The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion.