Radishes Grow Just About Anywhere. People Think,

I Respected It. I Submerged Myself Into It. So On A Lot Of Days Off I Would Go And Fish With The Fishermen And The Families That Ran The Boats. I Would Go Work The Fields With Farmers. I Would Go And Talk With Farmers About Growing Particular Products For Me.

You Know, For 300 Years It's Been Kind Of The Same. There Are Restaurants In New Orleans That The Menu Hasn't Changed In 125 Years, So How Is One Going To Change Or Evolve The Food?

You Know, In 1975 I Couldn't Get A Job In New York City Because I Was American. The Kitchens Were Predominantly Run By French, Swiss, German, And Basically I Got Laughed At. I Had Education, I Had Experience, But Got Laughed At Because I Was American.

Being A Food Show And Being Me, I Always Kicked It Up A Notch, Which Means I Would Always Elevate The Spice Level Or The Complexity Of A Particular Dish. So, It Was Always Like We're Going To Kick This Up A Little Bit.

The Premise Of 'the Originals' Are Places That Have Been Open 50, 60, 75, 100 Years Or Longer That Are Still Doing It Right That Maybe A Lot Of People, Particularly The Younger Generations, Have Not Even Thought About.