"I do a lot of speaking engagements and sometimes I feel like I’m being paid to curse in front of people who haven’t h…"

"For a moment, or a second, the pinched expressions of the cynical, world-weary, throat-cutting, miserable bastards we…"

"Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferen…"

"I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming. I'm not an advo…"

"I am not a fan of people who abuse service staff. In fact, I find it intolerable. It’s an unpardonable sin as far as …"

"I have exactly the same work ethic. I don't see writing as anything more important than cooking. In fact, I'm a littl…"

"Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating …"

"It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of,…"

"You know what’s great about New York? The threshold for citizenship as a New Yorker is actually pretty short. If you …"

"Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have."