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

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

"My dad taught me true words you have to use in every relationship. Yes, baby."
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"My family... always had the value of the family table and these cultural influences of growing up."

"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."

"I respected it. I submerged myself into it. So on a lot of days off I would go and fish with the fishermen and the families that ran the boats. I would go work the fields with farmers. I would go and talk with farmers about growing particular products for me."

"We began building this incredible new foundation in this restaurant, and that's what began giving me the left-hand side of tradition and the right-hand side, my new palate."

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

"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."

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

"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?"
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