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" 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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" Shouldn't a three-course meal be 90 minutes? Do you know how hard you have to edit your menu to pull that off? Twenty-seven minutes. That's the average meal at Jiro's in Tokyo. "

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" I lived across the street from Noodle Bar. I could barely stand it, because you're there all the time; you can't get away. "

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

" Everyone tries to compare cooks to rock stars. I see more comparisons to the fashion world. "

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" If you ask what people say what American cuisine is, they cannot really do it. I don't know what it is. "

" 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. "

" There are many things to admire about Japan but this is the one thing I love the most and probably the only time I eat breakfast. Fish, eggs, soup, salad, veggies; all in the tiniest bites. It's a full meal, but it's so refreshing. "

" I look forward to the spring vegetables because the season is so short. Mushrooms, edible foraged herbs, wild leeks, early season asparagus. "

" When you meet the farmers and go to the farms, you see that they treat their animals like they're family. It makes a big difference. "

" I think being Shaquille O'Neal would be the most amazing thing. There's nothing I would have done differently in his life. Everything he's done I think is pretty spot on, even, like, the bad rap videos, the shoes, the movies, everything. "

" I want to make simple food new. "

" 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 are trying to figure out what American food is; it's certainly an amalgamation. "

" I'm not cooking every day anymore, and that's the biggest withdrawal. Cooking is honest work. Now I don't know how to measure myself. "

" 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. "

" To eat well, I always disagree with critics who say that all restaurants should be fine dining. You can get a Michelin star if you serve the best hamburger in the world. "

" I think the best restaurants in America should be in California. "

" I love the intensity of the fine-dining kitchen, but loathe the fine-dining experience. "

" People are getting famous now for serving food out of a truck, or for, well, pork buns. I don't know if I'm really pleased to be a part of that. I'm somewhat terrified of what the future holds, especially in America. "

" Why can't it be awesome to work for a food company? Why can't we create an environment where people are trying to push each other to do great things, and we're not trying to steal from anybody - we're trying to be good to our farmers and run an honorable business, if there is such a thing anymore? "

" To me, there are two types of celebrity: there's good celebrity - people that are attracted to the food and working and trying to create something great - and then there's bad celebrity - those who are working on being a celebrity. "

" 'Tampopo's amazing. I think it's an absolutely fantastic movie, but I don't think it captures for me the meaning of food. "

" I learned so much more prepping vegetables than I ever did in cooking school. "

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" America is a country of abundance, but our food culture is sad - based on huge portions and fast food. Let's stop with the excuses and start creating something better. "

" Running a business anywhere isn't easy. "

" One of the benefits to ordering food in New York is that you can get food 24/7. "

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

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

" I appreciate people who are happy. "

" I think the basic thing that home cooks can learn how to do is just season properly... If the home cook realized how little salt they use compared to what's needed, it would make their food taste better. "