I shop at the market, and that informs what I make.

I wouldn't call being a chef gratifying in a lot of ways. It's an act of love.

You have to be disciplined about being in the kitchen.

I love the whole process of making, serving, and eating hearty soups like lentil, potato leek and carrot, to name a few.

I've always been a great collector and lover of cookbooks.

It stuns me how effective children can be in their messaging, and I believe that every child should enjoy that basic right to become an adult. Getting rid of childhood cancers is one effective way to reach that goal.

I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there.

Make dinner with the goal of stretching it out for lunch in the back of your mind. Making more of one thing is cheaper than buying more varied ingredients for each meal.

I like all of McClure's pickles, but my personal favorites are the spicy ones.

I like food to be really simple but have a lot of technique all the same.

I've had the privilege of having a lot of amazing people cook for me.

Easter is an arts and crafts moment where your whole family and friends can get involved.

To make fluffy scrambled eggs, the best trick is to whisk in a splash of water and nothing else. Cream, milk, and other liquids drag the eggs down!

It's amazing the relationships you forge in a kitchen. When you cooperate in an environment that's hot. Where there's a lot of knives. You're trusting your well-being with someone you've never before met or known.

One of the most practical utensils I can't live without is my 'Joyce Chen' Scissors. They cut with precision.

There's a freshness to the approach of teen chefs. They're lighthearted, and they're not afraid to take risks.

Repeatedly opening the oven -- or worse, taking out the turkey to baste it -- slows down the momentum of cooking.

Sometimes I look up a recipe for chicken and tomatoes and end up cooking pork. The inspiration gets lost in translation.

I love watching a single pork chop seasoned with garlic and shallots cook and see the fat bubble around it.

I think no one would dispute that 'Chopped' is a highly athletic television show.