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" New York gives us a wide colour palette to cook from. We have cuisines from around the world, and that lets us pick and choose. "

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

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" As a child, I didn't see my dad that much because he was always working at the restaurant. He became pretty jaded after working at the restaurant for so long. "

" 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. "

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