I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize.

I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual.

Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course.

A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.

Cooking is a subject you can never know enough about. There is always something new to discover.

I'd love to visit Thailand just for the street food and the energy of a city like Bangkok.

I love using gas grills because they are easier to heat and it's much easier to control the flames with a gas grill than with a charcoal fire. Grilling is not just about lighting a fire.

Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed.

Grilling takes the formality out of entertaining. Everyone wants to get involved.

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.

I can't be on the cheeseburger diet all the time.

There's an old saying that applies to me: you can't lose a game if you don't play the game. (Act 1, scene 4)

I’ is in the form of the eternal element (vastu swaroop) and ‘my’ is in the form of circumstances (saiyog swaroop). Circumstance form and eternal element form are two different things.

The height of your accomplishments is determined by the depth of your convictions.

New York is a granite beehive, where people jostle and whir like molecules in an overheated jar. Houston is six suburbs in search of a center.

I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop.

What I respect about my dad is he comes forth and he tells the truth, and he's a very honorable person, I respect him a lot. He, I know deep down, has a good heart.

There is a God, and his name is Aristophanes.

I'm only as successful as the guy that lives down the street from me.

Meetings get a bad rap, and deservedly so - most are disorganized and distracted. But they can be a critical tool for getting your team on the same page.

Short-term amnesia is not the worst affliction if you have an Irish flair for the sauce.