Cooking For People Is An Enormously Significant

A Friend Told Me About The Casting Notice For 'queer Eye.' I Was In Chicago And I Had A Contract With 'esquire' Magazine, So Had Been Coming To New York City Regularly And Thought I'd Catch A Cheap Flight, Crash On A Friend's Sofa And Do This Hilarious Audition That I Had No Chance Of Winning.

My Place In Chicago Is A 105 Year Old House, But I Really Like Contemporary Spaces Too, So It's Refreshing And Fun To Be In A Space Where You Can Do Contemporary Things.

The Great Mystery To Me Is How Restaurant Critics Think They Can Get Away With Doing Their Job Without Anybody Noticing Who They Are.

People Who Hardly Ever Cook At All, Suddenly At The Holidays, Feel Like It's Their Responsibility To Not Only Cook Dinner For Large Groups Of People Suddenly, But To Serve Things That Are Fussy Or Fancy Or Formal. And I Don't Think That's What Anybody Really Wants, Especially If You're Not Good At It.

Cooking For People Is An Enormously Significant Expression Of Generosity And Soulfulness, And Entertaining Is A Way To Be Both Generous And Creative. You're Sharing Your Life With People. Of Course, It's Also An Expression Of Your Own Need For Approval And Applause. Nothing Wrong With That.