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When I Was 26, 27 Years Old I Was Running A Kitchen In New York, And I Was A Raving Lunatic. The Older You Get, You Figure Out You Don't Need To Do That. You Realize At A Certain Point, There's A Certain Gravity To What You Say And What You Do. If That's Not Enough, All The Yelling In The World Is Not Going To Matter.

Many Of Them Have Accomplished A Lot Before They Ever Get To 'top Chef' Although They're Not Well Known. The Show Just Provides Them With A Platform. There's Just One Winner And On Some Seasons You Can Get Numerous Chefs That Are Really Good. Even If They Don't Win, They're All Talented.

I Have Very Good Knife Skills. I Learned To Butcher On My Second Job - I Was 18 Years Old. Every Other Day We Would Break Down Six Legs Of Veal.

You Have To Know The Classics If You Want To Cook Modern Food.

I Think Steak Is The Ultimate Comfort Food, And If You're Going Out For One, That Isn't The Time To Scrimp On Calories Or Quality.