People Will Travel Anywhere For Good Food

I Had Turned Down Other Head Chef Jobs. I Didn't Want To Take Over Someone Else's Cuisine. I Wanted To Start From Scratch.

You Wake Up, Your Life Is Discipline: There's Kids, Breakfast, Lunch Box, Go To Work, Discipline, Organization, Guests. Imagine The Semi-final Of Super Bowl. We Have That Every Day: Lunch And Dinner. We Play That Game. Then You Come Home And You Really Just Want To Drink A Beer. But Then You Discipline Yourself And You Have To Do This Thing, This Journal. It Was Painful But I'm So Happy I Did It. I Have Newfound Respect For People That Write.

I've Never Had Anything But The Freedom To Do What I Wanted Just As Long As It Made Me Happy.

21 Years Ago When I Started Cooking, To Be A Cook Meant That You Were Going To Stay In The Basement. Being A Chef, You Would Never Be On A Book Tour. You Could Never Dream That 20 Years Later On You Would Be On A Book Tour. It Wasn't A Part Of Your Dreams Because It Was Just Totally Unrealistic. When Did Cooks - Restaurant Cooks, Not Cooks That Have 15,000 Television Shows - When Did Cooks Become Part Of Pop Culture The Way They Are?

Close Interaction With Farmers And Scientists Can Expose The Chef To New Flavours That Can Be Used To Delight Diners.