Nothing Goes Perfectly, Especially When You're Opening

When People Pile Seven Things Onto One Burger, It Drives Me Nuts!

I Think A Lot Of Times People Design Restaurants With Flash In Mind. I Think You Should Design Restaurants With Function In Mind. Make Sure It's Functional And Works With What You're Trying To Accomplish. Design Can Come Later.

Obviously, The Easiest Recipes Are The Most Successful When It Comes To The Home Cook, Because They're Not Intimidated By Them. If I'm Doing 'boy Meets Grill,' And I Do Something Very Simple Like Grilled Hamburgers Or Steaks Or Chicken, Those Are The Most Sought-after Recipes.

'the Food Network' Was Just Starting In New York, And I Was Getting Lots Of Attention From Mesa Grill. They Had No Money, So If You Couldn't Get There By Subway, You Couldn't Be On. It Wasn't Like Tv Was Something I Really Wanted To Do - But I Knew It Would Be Great Publicity For My Restaurants.

I Think Cookies Are Sort Of The Unsung Sweet, You Know? They're Incredibly Popular. But Everybody Thinks Of Cakes And Pies And Fancier Desserts Before They Think Cookies. A Plate Of Cookies Is A Great Way To End Dinner And Really Nice To Share At The Holidays.