They didn't do anything we hadn't seen. We are philosophically sound, but we're not physically ready. We're not mentally ready. We're not spiritually ready. We're not athletically ready.

The fat needs to be at the smoking point. You run the biggest risk for burning with clarified butter ... I prefer extra virgin olive oil.

The thicker the bottom of the pan, the better the heat retention. A thin pan won't sear because the heat won't dissipate.

They didn't do anything we hadn't seen, ... We are philosophically sound, but we're not physically ready. We're not mentally ready. We're not spiritually ready. We're not athletically ready.

But I have a lot of energy, I have a lot of want-to, I have a lot of passion. And I know at the end of this process, there's a promise. We're going to go step by step and get it done.

What he modeled was decency. He'd always ask me questions. 'How are you doing? What were my goals? Did I get my master's?' More is taught than caught and that's Bob Gary to me.