My father was a successful entrepreneur.

My fantasy is to have a restaurant where there are no written menus, but where you just ask people, 'What are you in the mood for? Fish? Meat? White wine?'

Cooking is exactly like making music.

I believe in focusing on details.

I am actually a very gentle person.

I've always been a little crazy.

My parents couldn't be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.

If you want the meaning of families and life and religion and philosophy rolled into one package, all you need to read is 'The Brothers Karamazov.'

It’s a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it’s okay to walk alone.