Food is more than just food. It's a means to an end, a means to getting people together.

The idea ... is taking common ingredients that everyone can find, that everyone knows, and doing something special [for] friends and family,

So I'm pushing myself, but I am still at heart a home cook, and I use that to my advantage when talking about food.

[Some chefs] who come from the restaurant kitchen have a hard time identifying with the needs of the home cook,

They were like, great, now look, ... I was always drawn to the kitchen.

The mouth of the river is just brown, and all the duck food that was there is probably gone with the storm. If ducks arrive, they'll probably leave pretty quick, because they won't have anything to eat.