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I've Been On A Team That Won The World Championship Of Barbecue. But Barbecue's Interesting, Because It's One Of These Cult Foods Like Chili, Or Bouillabaisse. Various Parts Of The World Will Have A Cult Food That People Get Enormously Attached To - There's Tremendous Traditions; There's Secrecy.

A Blowtorch Is A Wonderful Thing. You Can Get One Of Those For About 25 Bucks At Home Depot. And There's A Ton Of Things That You Can Use A Blowtorch For, In Browning A Steak Or Touching Up The Browning Of A Chicken Or Making Creme Brulee.

Risk Is The Sort Of Word That Is Easy To Discuss Upfront But Tough To Handle When It Comes Time To Pay The Piper. There Will Always Be Some Who Wimp Out And Second-guess When The Pain Hits, But That Is A Childish Reaction.

Cooking Is For Chefs. Science Informs Us And Lets Us Cook While Knowing What We Are Doing, But It Is Not A Replacement For The Skills Of A Chef.

One Of The Things That I Love To Do Is Travel Around The World And Look At Archaeological Sites. Because Archaeology Gives Us An Opportunity To Study Past Civilizations, And See Where They Succeeded And Where They Failed. Use Science To, You Know, Work Backwards And Say, 'well, Really, What Were They Thinking?'