I've Been Very Fortunate, Because I've Cooked

My Favorite Aspen Memory Is Saving An Upside-down Cake That Had Exploded From The High Altitude.

Kids Are Now Eating Things Like Edamame And Sushi. I Didn't Know What Shiitake Mushrooms Were When I Was 10 - Most Kids Today Do.

I Can't Tell You Enough About Cinnamon. Cinnamon Is An Awesome Spice To Use And It Goes Great With Something Like Apples In The Morning Or In A Mixture Of Fruit Or In Your Oatmeal Or Even In Your Cereal.

You Gotta Have Good Olive Oil. You Should Have A Cooking Olive Oil And You Should Have A Finishing Olive Oil, Like An Extra-virgin Olive Oil.

I Moved To Louisiana To Become The Executive Chef At Commander's Place. And I Must Say I Had Some Encouragement From Friends Such As Ella Brennan, The Queen Of The New Orleans's Culinary Set, And Others. This Was Very Flattering To A Young Man With A Dream. I Was Only 26 Years Old.