You Can Eat An Omelet At Midnight,

New Yorkers Think They Have Everything, All The Best Art And Music. But Really L.a. Is A Better Place.

Television In The '80s Was Very Limited. There Was No Food Network.

I Want To Teach [people] The Secret Of Great Visual Presentation. Your Stomach Sees The Food First, And I Want To Help Them Match Food Flavor Profiles With The Aesthetics Of Everything.

For Example, You Can Eat A Caesar Salad And Say, "wow, I Ate So Healthy Today." You Forget There Was A Quarter-cup Of Oil In There, And All The Calories Are From Fat. So It's Better If You Eat A Grilled Chicken Breast, Some Steamed Brown Rice, And A Little Salad With Balsamic Vinegar On Top.

Cooking Is Like Painting Or Writing A Song. Just As There Are Only So Many Notes Or Colors, There Are Only So Many Flavors - It's How You Combine Them That Sets You Apart.