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.

The process and the great smells it produces make everyone hungry and get everyone's mouth watering. And it gives men a chance to cook.

I wasn't passionate about food until I'd been cooking for a while. I started long before food became part of the mainstream media. I just wanted to cook, period.

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

My partner and I are looking at several locations on Park Avenue South and Midtown for a new restaurant space.