I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.

I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime 'associates,' food, for me, has always been an adventure

I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas - fat, drugged, and completely out of it.

Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go.

Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.

your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.