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When I Go To A Restaurant, I Eat Three-quarters Of The Food In Front Of Me. That Cuts My Calorie Intake By 25 Percent.

I Prefer Lump Charcoal Over Briquettes But I Do Use Both For Different Reasons And Different Recipes And Sometimes I Combine Them Both When I Really Want The Woodsy Aroma From The Lump Charcoal And Long, Even Heat From The Briquettes.

A Molcajete Is A Stone Mortar And Pestle From Mexico. They're Great For Grinding Spices And Making Salsa And Guacamole Because They Give Everything A Nice Coarse And Rustic Feel. I've Never Collected Anything, But I Think I Might Start Collecting These Because Each One Is Decorated Differently.

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.

'the Food Network' Was Just Starting In New York, And I Was Getting Lots Of Attention From Mesa Grill. They Had No Money, So If You Couldn't Get There By Subway, You Couldn't Be On. It Wasn't Like Tv Was Something I Really Wanted To Do - But I Knew It Would Be Great Publicity For My Restaurants.