We're adults. We're the ones who should teach the kids what's good to eat. I don't think the government should ever regulate what we eat at home, but….

I'd like to see 'Top Chef: Amateur'. Sometimes we have an amateur chef on the show and they just can't cut it against the pros but there are some gre….

You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food..

With conglomerates selling companies to liquidators, who close down plants and move to non-union areas, it's about time progressive union leaders ste….

It's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding….

Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two things to hit….

I have very good knife skills. I learned to butcher on my second job - I was 18 years old. Every other day we would break down six legs of veal..

I know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is hit them with a pot..

I know how to make sausage, and now that I've seen how laws are made, I'll stick with sausage..

This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. I….

Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat..

'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'.

I travel around and hear from so many kids. Their parents say they were always very picky but they watch the show and they want to try stuff. The sho….

One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it..

Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts..

People are not hungry because we dont produce enough. People are hungry for political reasons..

I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell..

Im not a fan of grilling meat, since that tends to dry it out, and I find grill marks leave a bitter taste. A good steak house will offer different o….

In an ideal world for me, school lunch would be free for everybody..

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality..

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key..