I Went In Saying I Wanted To

Two Words To Improve Any Dish. Ba, Con

One Of The Smartest Things You Can Do On 'chopped' Is To Take One Of Those Ingredients And Make A Pickle Out Of It, Because Almost Every Dish Benefits From That. I'm Feeling Like Those Intuitions Are Becoming More Natural.

Oh, Did I Tell You I Have A Cookbook? I Have A Cookbook Deal.

People Who Hardly Ever Cook At All, Suddenly At The Holidays, Feel Like It's Their Responsibility To Not Only Cook Dinner For Large Groups Of People Suddenly, But To Serve Things That Are Fussy Or Fancy Or Formal. And I Don't Think That's What Anybody Really Wants, Especially If You're Not Good At It.

My Place In Chicago Is A 105 Year Old House, But I Really Like Contemporary Spaces Too, So It's Refreshing And Fun To Be In A Space Where You Can Do Contemporary Things.