In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is hard.

There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.

Flavor Five is a book with recipes using five ingredients to possibly be cooked in just five minutes. It will be very user-friendly for the home cook on the run.

I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste.

As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

It's a very, very difficult space to operate in, the restaurant business-it requires a lot of human beings to intersect at just the right place to make it all work out.

It is important to experiment and endlessly seek after creating the best possible flavours when preparing foods. That means not being afraid to experiment with various ingredients

Just over 800 people were gathered around the cooking stage, all eager to learn about my five-minute flavor cooking. The demonstration had to be done right then and there, in front of everyone.

Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.

We are offering to the American public a line of delicious Italian-American foods. They will be available through the Internet, shopping networks and national store distribution.

I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods.

Memory is the happiness of being alone.

The part of something is missing and the remaining part is itself not able to explain what part is missing.

Do not allow yourself to be pulled into the role of embracing victimship as some sort of badge of honor to wear or flash around at any opportunity.

Restriction often enhances clarity.

There is an illusion that has much to do with ... most of our unhappiness. ... We expect too much.

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

And with that answer, he left me. I would much rather he had knocked me down.

For the purpose of my life, I don't ask the question. First of all, I believe. I think the Five Books of Moses are inspired. Call it divine. I don't know. But I would certainly call it inspired.

Honey the party went away quickly, but thats the trouble with ticking and talking.

If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways.