People are getting famous now for serving food out of a truck, or for, well, pork buns. I don't know if I'm really pleased to be a part of that. I'm somewhat terrified of what the future holds, especially in America.

Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.

America is a country of abundance, but our food culture is sad - based on huge portions and fast food. Let's stop with the excuses and start creating something better.

Cooking and gardening involve so many disciplines: math, chemistry, reading, history.

There's the common misconception that restaurants make a lot of money. It's not true. If you look at maybe the top chef in the world, or at least monetarily, it's like Wolfgang Puck, but he makes as much money as an average crappy investment banker.

I'm a big sports fan.

When I first started to cook, I would cook these elaborate meals, but I rarely cook at home now.