“Chefs are at the end of a long chain of individuals who work hard to feed people. Farmers, beekeepers, bakers, scientists, fishermen, grocers, we are all part of that chain, all food people, all dedicated to feeding the world.”

“I'm always looking to the future and what will next be on the horizon.”

“As legal residents, immigrants would contribute more in taxes, spend more at our businesses, start companies of their own and create more jobs. Immigration is not a problem for us to solve but an opportunity for America to seize.”

“Food and the way we grow it and produce it are a major cause of environmental degradation.”

“A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it.”

“For food to be romantic, it should be light. Too many times people plan a romantic meal, and the food is too heavy.”

“If what I have to do is share a sandwich to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face - the worst thing that happens is I go broke!”

“I remember that at the beginning of the month, the kind of menus my mom and father would prepare for us would have fish, chicken. But at the end of the month - because my father would be waiting for paycheck - the refrigerator would get empty. I remember that without a lot of food left, some of the best meals happened right there.”

“When you go to watch a baseball game, when you go to watch an NBA game, when you watch an NFL game, when you go to watch movies, the offering that those arenas are doing foodwise is 'all the hot dogs you can eat'; all the French fries you can eat; for $20 you can eat 20 hot dogs.”

“People travel north from Barcelona, not south.”

“Even today with the public's growing interest in food and diet issues, politicians rarely include food as part of their political platforms.”