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Once You Become An Elaborate And Well-developed Culture, Anything From Rome Or The Etruscans, For That Matter, The Food Starts To Become A Representation Of What The Culture Is. When The Food Can Transcend Being Just Fuel, That's When You Start To See These Different Permutations.

Any Simple But Delicious Dish That Celebrates The Season And Locality Is What I Want To Be Known For.

Breakfast Is The Best Time For Me To Figure Out What My Kids Are Doing. Right After You Wake Them Up At Breakfast, You Pepper Them With Questions. You Can Get In There Because They're Not Protecting What They Thought Was Cool: "what Happened Yesterday?" "oh, Matthew Stole My Book And Ran Away And It Was Really Annoying..." That Wouldn't Happen After Lunch, Because Their Defenses Are Up. In The Morning, If You Lull Them Into A Comfortable Place, You Get More Honesty, And That's Without Being A Detective.

We Need To Figure Out A 'harvest System' To Collect The Produce That Stores Don't Put Out For Customers To Buy Because It's Not Perfect Looking. Frankly, The Stuff Left To Rot In The Storeroom Is More Beautiful To Me Than The Perfect Carrot. I'm A Gnarly Carrot Kind Of Guy.

Close Your Eyes And Place Your Finger On A Map. Wherever It Lands, That's The Theme Of The Evening. So Many Times We Settle For Routine Dishes. This Forces You To Try New Cuisines.