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"I had these recipes that say do this, do that. Who MAKES these rules?"
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"Growing up in New England, being schooled and classically trained, it needed to shake, it needed to evolve."

"I've always done food that can work in a set time frame. The message I'm trying to get across is, it doesn't have to take three days to do this. With planning, you can do a lot and really have quality food every day."

"The world has changed, and it's almost been 11 years. I have 975 employees. I have six restaurants. We haven't opened any new ones in almost three years."

"I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking."

"I ended up turning down a full scholarship of music at the conservatory to pay to go to cooking school."

"You know, for 300 years it's been kind of the same. There are restaurants in New Orleans that the menu hasn't changed in 125 years, so how is one going to change or evolve the food?"

"Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. that's the exciting part."

"My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individual's knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis."
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