I don't know too many kids who ask to weed the garden.
I like complicated dishes but also appreciate simple foods.
When designing a kitchen, always keep in mind the social aspect.
I had always been told cooking was a servant's job.
There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.
I make no bones about it. I have no understanding of pastry.
Finishing food is about the tiny touches. In the last seconds you can change everything.
It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.
The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.
Everyone makes pesto in a food processor. But the texture is better with a mortar and pestle, and it's just as fast.
I don't know if you call a burger 'recession food.' It's comfort food.
My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.
Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.
I never stop working when I'm on stage, and that's my fitness.
Personally, I need a high level of physical fitness in order to feel at ease.
At a car dealership, the person who sells the car is the hero, and also gets the commission. But if the mechanics don't service that car well, the customer won't return.
I've had a good run. I've built a lot of things that work and a lot of things that didn't work.
One of the great things personally coming to Hawai'i is my friendship of Jim Nicholson.
I'm afraid of being average. I have a real fear of being just another linebacker.
I don't know how to put this gently, but I'm trying to tackle the biggest question of all, which is the God question.
There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.