I Guess I Fell Into Cooking.

Most Of The Time, I Grill Over High Heat. I Like Things To Move Fast. I Like The Sound And Smell Of A Very Hot Fire. I Gravitate Towards Dishes That You Can Get On And Off The Grill As Quickly As Possible. After A While, You'll Know Without Thinking About It How Hot The Fire Is.

When I'm On Television, I Think That I Appeal To The Everyday Guy, 'cause That's Who I Am. The Guys Who Go To The Football Games On The Weekends Are My Viewers, For Sure.

Cook Ingredients That You Are Used To Cooking By Other Techniques, Such As Fish, Chicken, Or Hamburgers. In Other Words Be Comfortable With The Ingredients You Are Using.

When I’m Hiring A Cook For One Of My Restaurants, And I Want To See What They Can Do, I Usually Ask Them To Make Me An Omelette.

One Of The Things That Happens In My House On The Holidays Is After Dessert, We Sit Down To A Very Ambitious Men-versus-women Game Of Trivial Pursuit. It's Brutal. And There's A Trophy.