The Congo was the most difficult shoot of my life but was also maybe the greatest adventure of my life.

I'm very type-A, and many things in my life are about control and domination, but eating should be a submissive experience, where you let down your guard and enjoy the ride.

Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every day. It would have to be Tokyo, and I think the majority of chefs you ask that question would answer the same way.

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.

Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through.

My life and career is my own adventure.