The Most Overrated Tool: A Pasta Maker.

Food Is Not About Impressing People. It's About Making Them Feel Comfortable.

I Don't Like Sitting At A Table That's Too Large, Where Everyone Is Too Far Apart. That's A Party Killer.

If It's A Cocktail Party, I Generally Make Five Or Six Different Things, And I Try To Choose Recipes That Feel Like A Meal: A Chicken Thing, A Fish Or Shrimp Thing, Maybe Two Vegetable Things, And I Think It's Fun To End The Cocktail Party With A Sweet Thing.

Fun Is The Most Important. If You Do Stuff For Money, It Never Works Out.

You Don't Have To Do Everything From Scratch. Nobody Wants To Make Puff Pastry!