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"My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system... I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you."

"The moment my doctor told me, I went silent. My mum and dad were with me, then we all went to pieces. I was saying, No, I've got my flight to Sydney in two hours. I'm getting on a plane."

"My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker."

"When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry."

"I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me."
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"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."

"Home base is the support system where we have a culinary team, my own writers because of the shows and the books and stuff, we have a culinary team of about six people. Marketing, public relations, accounting and all that sort of stuff."

"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."

"Those other 10 o'clock shows that come on, all you get from them is headaches and nightmares when you go to bed! At least we give you food, know what I mean?"

"My family... always had the value of the family table and these cultural influences of growing up."

"Growing up in New England, being schooled and classically trained, it needed to shake, it needed to evolve."

"I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana - the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that has happened for me since moving here has just been icing on the cake."
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