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I'm Still Amazed At How Much People Are Willing To Humiliate Themselves To Be On Tv.

In A Way That Somebody Else Converts To Judaism Or Becomes A Hare Krishna, I Belong To The Church Of Fried Chicken.

Part Of My Job As A Food Writer Is To Describe Food. So My Work On 'top Chef,' I Feel, Is An Extension Of That. When We Give A Criticism To The Contestant, We Want To Make Sure We Tell Them Why It's Not Working And Why It Would Work If They Did It A Different Way.

I Always Loved My Bangles, I Can't Remember A Time When I Didn't Have A Bangle On.

All Chefs Are Like Jewish Mothers. They Want To Feed You And Feed You And Impress You. It's An Eagerness To Please.