Today, When I Hire, I Look For

Habaneros Have A Great Fruity Flavor, But The Challenge Is That You Have To Deflect The Heat In Order To Taste The Flavor. If You Don't, You're Dead. They Should Really Have A Warning Sign On Them. Deflect The Habanero's Heat By Pairing It With Sweet Food.

I Guess I Fell Into Cooking.

I Was Not Such A Great Student, .. So, When I Graduated High School, I Went To Work Cooking. I Cooked A Little At Home, But Back Then, Cooking Wasn't Really A Profession That You Aspired To, Unless Your Family Was In The Business. I Looked At It As A Job. My First Job Was At Joe Allen's, And I Remember There Was A Photo Over The Bar Of The Triple Dead Heat From The 1944 Carter Handicap.

I Probably Use My Chef's Knives More Than Any Other Tool In The Kitchen. I'm Not Married To A Particular Brand, Because They All Work, They All Have Sharp Blades.

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.