I Grew Up So Poor In Austria

Nutrition Is Just So Important To Me, Mostly Especially For Children.

Now Everybody Thinks That Once You Do Top Chef, Then 13 Weeks Later You're A Chef. Nobody Wants To Learn To Cook Anymore.

I Think The Most Important Thing When You Are In A Competition And You Have, Let's Say, Ingredients You Have To Use Make Something You Did Already Because None Of The Judges, You Know, Probably Had It In Our Lifetime, So I Think Do Something You Feel Confident With, Not Something Completely New Where You Are Not Sure How Many Hours Or How Many Minutes You Have To Cook It Or If The Seasoning Is Right Or If The Combinations Of Spices And Herbs Are Right.

Stay Away From Iodized Table Salt. It's Just Bad And Doesn't Help Food Taste Good.

My Passion For Writing Cookbooks Really Came From My Love Of Collecting Cookbooks.