My dining and entertainment philosophy - I can boil it down to 'the three C's - I like my food like my fashion: casual, classic, and with a touch of couture.

I grew up cooking. I was always in my grandma's cooking, and I never thought of it as a career.

I think kitchen real estate is very valuable, so something has to perform multiple functions for me to give it space in my drawers.

Holiday shopping is a challenge. Stores are crowded; people are stressed and rude... not exactly the spirit of the season.

Death, after all, is the common expectation from birth. Neither heroes nor cowards can escape it.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.

If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.