I started culinary school at a very young age, and really I wanted to be out working, cooking, more than I wanted to be in a classroom. You could say I wasn't a very good student - I wanted to be a student of life and experience.
A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it.
Cotton candy is the most amazing form of caramelization ever invented by man.
The business of feeding people is the most amazing business in the world.
I have an amazing wife and three daughters that always keep me motivated.
Dorado Beach's rich history provided amazing inspiration to put forward a bold menu celebrating the legacy of the people and cuisine that shaped this unique destination and to push me to share some of my own stories.
I remember that at the beginning of the month, the kind of menus my mom and father would prepare for us would have fish, chicken. But at the end of the month - because my father would be waiting for paycheck - the refrigerator would get empty. I reme...
Simple ingredients prepared in a simple way - that's the best way to take your everyday cooking to a higher level.
When we are trying to come up with new health laws, you bring doctors, you bring experts in medicine. In urban planning, you bring the best architects. How it is possible that when we are talking about the way we are going to feed America, no chef sh...
I don't believe in traditional company structures because the best ideas do not always come from the top.
Iberico de Bellota is best when cooked medium rare with a nice, pink center to allow the delicious acorn-infused flavor to come through.
In America, diner food or roadside barbecue is the best road food, but I am not a fan of eating while driving - too messy.
Everyone else in the world still thinks of American food as ketchup.
I was very impressed with the street food of Singapore. I was very impressed with the dishes that they did.
Food is national security. Food is craft. Food is everything, when you think about it.
One thing that makes me very happy is to see the growing activism among chefs in America. Chefs like Tom Colicchio, Bill Telepan, and Rachel Ray and food writers like Michael Pollan have gone to Congress, indeed sometimes even have testified before C...
Spain is a fascinating mix of people, languages, culture and food, but if there is one thing all Spaniards share, it's a love of food and drink.
The right use of food can end hunger.
Chefs are at the end of a long chain of individuals who work hard to feed people. Farmers, beekeepers, bakers, scientists, fishermen, grocers, we are all part of that chain, all food people, all dedicated to feeding the world.
I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted to be a part of that.
