You Know The Great Irony Is That

I Am Much More Interested In The Process Than Results.

The Best Way To Learn Is Live, In Person, Cooking, Feeling, Smelling And Tasting, But Tv Is The Second-best Thing To That; It's A Halfway Facsimile.

I Cook Everything. I Love Mediterranean Cooking, I Love Asian Cooking. I Do Lots Of Japanese Noodles.

The Great Mystery To Me Is How Restaurant Critics Think They Can Get Away With Doing Their Job Without Anybody Noticing Who They Are.

However, I Was A Restaurant Critic At Chicago Magazine Before I Worked At Esquire, And I've Been A Really Enthusiastic Home Cook For A Long Time. It's Just Something I'm Passionate About.