My contribution I hope is to get people to eat full-flavored food. If I could come away with that alone, that would be a fantastic accomplishment. I'm also very proud of being a very American chef.
When people pile seven things onto one burger, it drives me nuts!
Today, when I hire, I look for people who want to be trained and molded.
Don't try to be the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay, we already have those people. We want someone who is going to make their own mark on 'Food Network.'
I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it's functional and works with what you're trying to accomplish. Design can come later.
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.
I think people are intimidated by grilling ... maybe it's the flame, maybe it's the big grills, maybe they've had some bad childhood experiences ... but I think that grilling is actually the easiest technique in cooking,
You have to have your face in the food. These days people think a tattoo and a bottle of Sriracha equals success.
I think people are intimidated by grilling .. maybe it's the flame, maybe it's the big grills, maybe they've had some bad childhood experiences .. but I think that grilling is actually the easiest technique in cooking.