The Cookbooks And The Writing

Most Of Cooking Is The Labor Of Chopping. Give Yourself A Break. Pretend You're On A Cooking Show And Have All Your Ingredients Lined Up For You.

I Don't Look At Ratings Until Somebody Tells Me.

India's Had Two Groovy Moments. Once When The Beatles Went To India And Now When Madonna Has Embraced Yoga.

I Have Great Empathy For All The Contestants That Come On 'top Chef,' Whether They Go Home Right Away Or They Make It To The Finish Line. It's A Very Vulnerable Position They Put Themselves In And I Feel For Them.

If Any Chef Ever Tells You They're Not Inspired Equally By The Truck-stop Barbecue As They Are By The Four-star Michelin Restaurant They Are Lying.