Oh, did I tell you I have a cookbook? I have a cookbook deal..

I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it..

Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets..

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame..

I think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of the reviewer, because it introduced me to new cuisines and to the idea o….

To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anything better to do with family and friends than to be ….

I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen..

Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicking is important. It's bad hospitality for the host to….

The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots..

Two words to improve any dish. Ba, Con.

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these am….

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles..

When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout..

In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel and taste and learn about cooking ….

I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy..

What I bring to the table is a huge enthusiasm and love for this stuff..

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative.….

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness..

People want honest, flavourful food, not some show-off meal that takes days to prepare..

One of the smartest things you can do on 'Chopped' is to take one of those ingredients and make a pickle out of it, because almost every dish benefit….

The best way to learn is live, in person, cooking, feeling, smelling and tasting, but TV is the second-best thing to that; it's a halfway facsimile..