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My Mom Worked In Restaurants For 60 Years, And What I Learned From Her Is A Lot. But If I Had To Boil It Down, Take Your Work Very Seriously, But Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously. Work Harder Than Everyone Else And Never Complain About It. Don't Go To Bed If You're Not Proud Of The Product Of Your Day; Stay Awake Until You Are.

My Husband Cooks Fancier Food For Himself Than I've Ever Cooked On-air. I Call Him From The Road, And He's Making Champagne-vanilla Salmon Or Black-cherry Pork Chop. Half Of Me Is Feeling Unworthy. Not Only Am I Not A Chef, I'm Not A Better Cook Than My Own Husband!

When I Do A 30-minute Meal, For Instance, On Food Network, That's My Food You See At The End Of The Show And It's Not Perfect. And If Sometimes Things Break Or Drop Or The Pasta Hits The Wall When I'm Draining It, They Never Stop Tape. They Just Kind Of Let Me Go With It.

I Felt I'd Earned The Good Housekeeping Seal When I Designed An Oval-shaped Spaghetti Pot, Because Spaghetti Is Long.

My Mom Said The Two Most Important Kitchen Utensils Are Attached To Your Arms... You Cannot Mix Up Meatballs With A Wooden Spoon, Get In There, Get Your Fingers Dirty!