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I Fell In Love With Food Because Of My Mother. So, I Will Definitely Be Sharing And Expanding More Recipes From My Culture (as Well As Many Other Cultures), And Will Be Sharing Recipes That I Have Experienced From My Whole Culinary Life.

I Learn More From The One Restaurant That Didn't Work Than From All The Ones That Were Successes.

Thirty-five Years Ago, Being A Cook Was The Same As Being A Used-car Salesman.

I Want To Teach [people] The Secret Of Great Visual Presentation. Your Stomach Sees The Food First, And I Want To Help Them Match Food Flavor Profiles With The Aesthetics Of Everything.

Television In The '80s Was Very Limited. There Was No Food Network. When I Opened Spago, I Had The Kitchen In The Dining Hall. It Was Probably The First Restaurant To Do So. The Dining Scene Became More Casual. All These Cooking Shows Have Transformed Our Profession One-hundred Percent.