Kids coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan deserve to come back to 21st century medical care.
When I was a kid and my mom made tomato soup, she would cut buttered toast into squares and float them on top of each bowl.
The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is hard.
Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them.
A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.
The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken.
I'll never understand those greasy little deep-fried wings most bars serve.
I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.
If deep-frying catfish, try a dredge of seasoned flour and cornmeal and add some bacon fat to the oil.
If you're going to start a fire, why cook just one chicken?
When I was young, I would make my parents breakfast in bed on Saturday mornings.
Sweet Washington cherries and Walla Walla onions are two of my favorite local treats.
My wife Susi and my kids quite simply are the most fun of all my friends.
When people are grownups they're grown ups. They make their own decisions you know.
I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
I love celery and people don't use it a lot. Celery and flavors in that family - it really brightens and is refreshing.
Take a trip to the forest and experience the greatness of getting on your knees and picking your own food and going home... and eating it.
The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.
As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.
