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It's An Interesting Thing, Top Chef. Some Of The Contestants Will Make You One Great Dish, And Then Make You Something On The Next Show That Will Make You Say, "is That The Same Person?"

I Like To Be Firm. But It Is Easier To Be Nice Than To Be Nasty.

People Are Visual And Hands On Learners.

It Was A Revolution, But Now It Is An Evolution. People Know More Ingredients, People Know More Techniques, And People Look For More Ingredients They've Never Looked For Before. In The '80s, You Couldn't Find Raw Tuna In Any Restaurant That Wasn't Japanese. Now, You Can't Find Any Restaurant Without It Or Sashimi.

I Used To Write Cookbooks. It Was Passion To Try To Bring Healthy And Fun Recipes To People's Homes. It Was A Way To Bring My Home To Theirs.