When I'm hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette.

The process and the great smells it produces make everyone hungry and get everyone's mouth watering. And it gives men a chance to cook.

Obviously, the easiest recipes are the most successful when it comes to the home cook, because they're not intimidated by them. If I'm doing 'Boy Meets Grill,' and I do something very simple like grilled hamburgers or steaks or chicken, those are the most sought-after recipes.

Don't try to be the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay, we already have those people. We want someone who is going to make their own mark on 'Food Network.'

I still love making hamburgers on the grill. I guess whenever I eat them childhood memories come up for me.

I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize.