When I Was Twelve, I Decided To

I Had A Passion For Cooking, And I Was A Very Bad Student.

I Come From A Family Of Farmers On Both Sides Of My Family.

The Importance Of Reading, For Me, Is That It Allows You To Dream. Reading Not Only Educates, But Is Relaxing And Allows You To Feed Your Imagination - Creating Beautiful Pictures From Carefully Chosen Words.

Cooking Is A Holistic Process Of Planning, Preparing, Dining And Sharing Food. I Place Food At The Center Of Our Humanity, As It Nourishes Not Only Our Physical Bodies But Also Our Emotional And Spiritual Lives. Food Is Truly A Cultural Phenomenon That Informs Our Traditions And Our Relationship With The Earth. I Genuinely Believe That Food Connects Us All.

In New York There Used To Be Some Very Good Clubs With Amazing Sound Systems. Techno Was Part Of The Process.