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" I was raised not so much in a puritan environment, but for the most part, a pretty healthy one. "

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" I don't know what singers feel like when they make a song and people clap along and love it, but when people walk up to me and say the food was outstanding, that's what it is all about. I cook because I like to make people happy. "

" Why can't we have a concert with food? Your typical cooking demonstration, there's just no enthusiasm. There's no energy behind it. I said, 'What if we take a cooking demonstration and fortify it with a lot of good music? ... Drive it to the next level?' "

" I am the worst at the grocery store. It turns into three carts. It turns into, 'Oh did you see the truffle cheese? We've got to get the truffle cheese!' "

" I love to cook for people. It's my honor, honestly. It's what I have to give. "

" I always tell my family - and they laugh about it - but someday, I will write a vegetarian book. My cousin, who's a big vegetarian, tells me flat out, 'You're my favorite vegetarian chef.' "

" I respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is. "

" Ripe avocados should be soft, not squishy, and you should be able to flick the little stem off easily. "

" When I was 13, I opened my own business called The Awesome Pretzel Company, and my dad helped me build a pretzel cart. "

" I've always been an eccentric, a rocker at heart. I can't play the guitar, but I can play the griddle. "

" I tell anyone who will listen to me: On a cruise, you can be with all these people, or you can be by yourself. You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I'm a cruise convert. "

" If you're feeling adventurous, grill up some marinated octopus. It's so healthy. "

" Howie Mandel is the real deal. "

" I don't eat sweets. I'm not a big dessert guy. "

" Nothing, not even an avocado pit, keeps guacamole green for too long once it's made. "

" The wok is one of my favorite things to work with when I'm camping. "

" I specifically left the corporate world so I could wear T-shirts, blue jeans, and honestly, I always wanted to be my own boss. "

" One of my good buddies is Steve Hutchinson. He used to play for the Vikings, and he's also been on 'Triple-D.' "

" I don't drink soda. "

" What you see is what you get with me. There's no show. "

" There are three people you need in life: an accountant, a fishmonger, and a bail bondsman. "

" The Tom Brady sandwich would be a prosciutto with a nice Buffalo mozzarella, on a crispy baguette with a little fresh basil. Brady is classy; he's a really cool dude. He's got a lot of flavor. "

" I take everything very seriously, but I also take it lighthearted to recognize that you can't control it. "

" One of the greatest birds I've ever had is called a 'Turducken.' A chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey. That's one that I love. I've done it a couple times. "

" I'm not an actor. Lord knows, I'd be acting if I were an actor. What you see is what you get. "

" Everybody has their role in the food world and what they choose to appreciate. I'm not a fine dining chef. I appreciate it. I think Thomas Keller is amazing. But I really like where I'm at; I like what I do. I like how it makes people feel. "

" People need to take a little bit more risk. "

" My first words were always about food - I grew up in northern California, and when I was 10 years old, I had my own pretzel cart business. "