People Are Not Hungry Because We Dont

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.

A Couple Of Months Ago, I Was Down In Florida For The Food And Wine Festival. And This Journalist Grabbed Me And Said, 'how Does It Feel To Be A Tv Guy? You're No Longer In The Restaurant Business.' And I Laughed. I Asked Him, 'how Long Do You Think It Takes Me To Do A Season?' He Said, 'well, 200 Days.' And I Was Like, '200 Days? Try 20!'

Mushrooms Can Be Very Fancy. It's The Closest You Can Get To Eating Dirt.

I Can't Deal With A Lot Of Spice But I Have To Eat It. I Pay The Price - I'm On Medication For Heartburn, So That's How I Deal With It.

In New York, I'll Walk Down The Street And Someone Will Say, 'nice Show,' And That's It. If I'm At A Food Festival, It's Open Season.