I Spent A College Semester In A

The Only Unitasker Allowed In My Kitchen Is A Fire Extinguisher.

I'm A Filmmaker Who Decided To Go To Culinary School. All I Picked Up Was The Fact If I Didn't Understand What Was Going On With Every Single Ingredient, I Could Be Qualifying For, Like, The Lunch Food Job At My Daughter's School.

I Like Television. I Still Believe That Television Is The Most Powerful Form Of Communication On Earth - I Just Hate What Is Being Done With It.

The Thing That Helped Me Get Into The Film Business Was That I Went To School In Athens, Georgia And Managed To Get On, Um, Working On Music Videos For A Band Called R.e.m. And That Kind Of Opened Up A Lot Of Doors For Me.

Jeff Smith Was The Julia Child Of My Generation. When His Television Show, 'the Frugal Gourmet,' Made Its Debut On Pbs In The 1980s, It Conveyed Such Genuine Enthusiasm For Cooking That I Was Moved For The First Time To Slap Down Cold Cash For A Collection Of Recipes.