I Have No Formal Culinary Training, Right.

You Don't Know When Inspiration Is Going To Come. But You Have To Be Aware Of What's Going On Around You, So That At Any Moment, When Inspiration Happens, You're Ready For It And You Interpret It.

I Wonder If I Love The Communal Act Of Eating So Much Because Throughout My Childhood, With Four Older Brothers And A Mom Who Worked In The Restaurant Business, I Spent A Lot Of Time Fending For Myself, Eating Alone - And Recognizing How Eating Together Made All The Difference.

It Wasn't About Mechanics; It Was About A Feeling, Wanting To Give Someone Something, Which In Turn Was Really Gratifying. That Really Resonated For Me.

I Have No Formal Culinary Training, Right.

This Is The Great Challenge: To Maintain Passion For The Everyday Routine And The Endlessly Repeated Act, To Derive Deep Gratification From The Mundane.