You Know The Great Irony

When The Idea Of 'chopped' Surfaced, It Was Originally Meant To Be Taped At Some Guy's Mansion With Him And His Crazy Chihuahua. A Stuffy Fellow In A Tuxedo Was To Host, And The Losing Chef's Dish Was Then Fed To The Dog! I Am Not Kidding, I Saw It! I Think It Is Genius! Twisted, But Genius!

Well, We Don't Take Money From People And Then Show The Product. It Has To Be A Product That We Like Anyway, And That's True For All Five Of Us, Which Is One Of The Really Nice Things About The Way We Make The Show.

I Went In Saying I Wanted To Be The Food Guy.

Thom Is One Of Those Wonderful People To Cook For Because He Absolutely Loves It, Just Loves It. He Loves To Eat And Drink And He'd Be A Great Guest At Any Dinner Party.

People Who Hardly Ever Cook At All, Suddenly At The Holidays, Feel Like It's Their Responsibility To Not Only Cook Dinner For Large Groups Of People Suddenly, But To Serve Things That Are Fussy Or Fancy Or Formal. And I Don't Think That's What Anybody Really Wants, Especially If You're Not Good At It.