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" I doubt I'd ever do television to the extent that, say, Gordon Ramsay has. "

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" There's the common misconception that restaurants make a lot of money. It's not true. If you look at maybe the top chef in the world, or at least monetarily, it's like Wolfgang Puck, but he makes as much money as an average crappy investment banker. "

" I was terrible at desk jobs. "

" Just because something's been good in the past doesn't mean it will continue to be good. "

" The one reason why I got into cooking was because I wasn't good at anything else - not that I was good at it, but it was considered honest work. "

" If people ask me, 'What do you think could improve in Toronto dining,' I'd say there's nothing to improve on. "

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" I really don't care for the proper chef coat. "

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" For everyday diners in Manhattan, cracking the waiting list at Nobu is said to be harder than getting courtside tickets for the Knicks. "

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" I've never bribed my way into a restaurant. I've never slipped a C-note or greased a palm. In truth, I've never even considered it. I've assumed, of course, that people do such things. "

" People don't think that bread is part of Asian culture or Asian food culture, but it's quite prevalent in Northern China, and you see it throughout Japan and as you go to Taiwan. "

" Before I had my own restaurant, I was never top dog in the kitchen. I've always had a low opinion of myself as a cook. "

" Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for. "

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" I love to eat sushi, and, you know, those flavors and wasabi and really eating spoonfuls of it... I would just mix it and put it on everything, literally. "

" I feel like I'm losing my ability to understand reality; like when someone loses their hearing, they can still speak English, but their speech eventually becomes distorted because they can't hear themselves. "

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" I'm not trying to bring New York to Toronto. I want to understand Toronto better. "

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