There Are Two Schools Of Fried Chicken.

It Doesn't Matter How Precisely The Onion Is Cut As Long As The Person Chewing It Is Happy.

Part Of My Job As A Food Writer Is To Describe Food. So My Work On 'top Chef,' I Feel, Is An Extension Of That. When We Give A Criticism To The Contestant, We Want To Make Sure We Tell Them Why It's Not Working And Why It Would Work If They Did It A Different Way.

Whether I'm Making A Recipe Or A Piece Of Jewelry Or A White-rose-and-jasmine Tea Or The Perfume, I Like To Think Of Myself As A Happy Little Sorceress, And If I Could Just Have A Little General Store With All That Stuff And Give People A Sense Of My Taste, That Would Be Lovely.

Every City Has A Donald Trump; Ours Is Just The Trumpiest.

Most Of Cooking Is The Labor Of Chopping. Give Yourself A Break. Pretend You're On A Cooking Show And Have All Your Ingredients Lined Up For You.