I Enjoy The Creative Side Of The

They Want To Go To The Bar And Eat A Few Snacks, Have A Couple Of Cocktails Or Glasses Of Wine, And Go Home. People Don't Sit Down At The Table And Have A Whole Three Or Four Courses.

I Call It An Old-fashioned Seafood House For The New Millennium. We Are Trying To Update What We Know As Old Fish Houses And Places Like That, Which Are Great, But I Want To Give It A New, Fresh Look With Updated Versions Of The Classics We All Love.

Spices Are Very Hot, Very Hip. I Love Spices. I've Always Loved The Mediterranean Flavors.

I Think A Lot Of People Have A Misconception Of What The Kitchen Is About, But You Know The Grueling Part Of It Is Also The Pleasure Of It. That's Why I Think You Have To Have A Certain Mentality To Understand What That Is And Be Able To Handle It.

I Played From The Time I Was Seven Years Old. My Father Was My First Baseman Coach. I Had Opportunities That I Never Really Pursued - With Some Miami Teams And A Few Larger Colleges, And Then I Ended Up Bailing And Began Cooking.