Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

You want to be the baddest guy in the kitchen and you want the person next to you to know it.

I call all chefs 'cooks.' They're all cooks. That's what we do, we cook. You're a chef when you're running a kitchen.

'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.

It's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown.