“I moved to New York last year and I love it. It's a huge change and I've always wanted to spend time there. It's like a more intense London, and everything's up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food's better.”

“Australia is so cool that it's hard to even know where to start describing it. The beaches are beautiful so is the weather. Not too crowded. Great food, great music, really nice people. It must be a lot like Los Angeles was many years ago.”

“I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting.”

“What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!”

“The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them?”

“Especially for me, growing up in such a small town in the middle of nowhere, the desire to be away was incredible. I wanted to see new lands, meet new people from the city, and meet people that were in much less fortunate situations than I was, so that I could be more appreciative of my present. At least I had food on the table.”

“Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.”

“From the minute I wake up until I go to bed I think about food.”

“All artists are people of growth. It's like food, you take the good and leave the rest.”