I wouldn't call being a chef gratifying in a lot of ways. It's an act of love.

I think that 'celebrity' and 'chef' should be a permanent oxymoron.

I feel like a princess with a knife. I've wanted to be an Iron Chef forever.

I'm interested in food and sharing my passion with a community of like-minded people. All of the celebrity stuff that comes along with that is just an incidental byproduct of being able to do what I love for a living.

I feel very passionate about maintaining the same level of standard and respect for the food as an Iron Chef myself.

You have to be disciplined about being in the kitchen.