I Have Two Young Boys,

I Learn More From The One Restaurant That Didn't Work Than From All The Ones That Were Successes.

Now Everybody Thinks That Once You Do Top Chef, Then 13 Weeks Later You're A Chef. Nobody Wants To Learn To Cook Anymore.

Thirty-five Years Ago, Being A Cook Was The Same As Being A Used-car Salesman.

Television In The '80s Was Very Limited. There Was No Food Network.

Television In The '80s Was Very Limited. There Was No Food Network. When I Opened Spago, I Had The Kitchen In The Dining Hall. It Was Probably The First Restaurant To Do So. The Dining Scene Became More Casual. All These Cooking Shows Have Transformed Our Profession One-hundred Percent.