That's a horrible thought. I guess cheese or wine. I think I might be too depressed to eat if I had to eat only one thing for the rest of my life..

I think having an animal in your life makes you a better human..

I cook and I chat. That's what I do. I love to write recipes, but basically, if you had to put it in a nutshell, I cook and I chat..

I think that celebrities are just people, like everybody else, and they've got the foodie bug in them too..

It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else..

I live in, literally, the same home when I was swiping my first bank card and wondering if I'd have to put back the Charmin. We still don't have a di….

I measure in my palm and use my eyes to estimate amounts; a tablespoon is a full palm of dried spices..

You can laugh or you can cry. It is up to you which one you do..

I have this extraordinary life during the day, and then I get to come home to my sweet husband who loves to cook with me. I have a nice glass of wine….

I've never been a huge sweets eater, and I've always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are ….

I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring m….

You know, food is such - it's a hug for people..

I work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog [Isaboo, a pit bull] some days because I’m just not here enough. I just ….

You don't feel as self-conscious if your clothes fit..

I like feeling like an ox at the end of the day. I like working hard..

It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too….

My mom, who's been in the restaurant business for 40 years, is the number-one influence in my life. But I look up to a lot of people in the industry.….

I was always a person on my mother's hip in the kitchen. My mom really wanted her kids at her side as much as possible, and she worked in restaurants….

Whatever it is you want to do, take a job in that field. You will learn by experience and, slow and steady, you'll get it done!.

If you're humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you..

When you really want to show some love, keep the flowers and say it with spaghetti..