Even The Fried Chicken Is Great Cold.

Part Of My Job As A Food Writer Is To Describe Food. So My Work On 'top Chef,' I Feel, Is An Extension Of That. When We Give A Criticism To The Contestant, We Want To Make Sure We Tell Them Why It's Not Working And Why It Would Work If They Did It A Different Way.

I Have Great Empathy For All The Contestants That Come On 'top Chef,' Whether They Go Home Right Away Or They Make It To The Finish Line. It's A Very Vulnerable Position They Put Themselves In And I Feel For Them.

I Have A Great Career, And I Have My Daughter. Sio What I Don't Have Is Not As Important To As What I Do Have.

My Mom Was Scared Of The Old Times Square So I Was Never Allowed To Go. Now I'm Scared Of The New Times Square, So I Still Never Go.

Wine, Like Food, Is So Emotional. If You Think About It, So Much Of The Courting Ritual Is Surrounded By Wine And Food. There's A Built-in Romance To Wine.