I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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The seasons had always been a part of the way I cooked and ate in Switzerland, and they again became what guided me in New York.
In California, I do like to just chill out and go to the beach, but I love the energy here. I feel very productive when I'm in New York.
In a city like New York, especially for young professionals who aren't in a family situation, most people don't cook for themselves. This is the only city I've ever lived in where I eat out every night.
I love to cook. I'd hoped by now I'd have a big loft. I have this fantasy that between 12 and 4, if you're in New York, it's known that I'll be serving a meal and you can just show up. You can watch TV, hang out, nap. Once a month. Wouldn't that be nice?
New York for me is about work. If L.A. were to become a West Coast version of that, I'd shoot myself. The climate, the lifestyle - it really fits as the yin to my New York yang.
When I moved to the United States, I first went to California to be the chef at Campton Place. As much as I loved California, I really missed the seasons. So when I moved to New York, I had that again.
New York gives us a wide colour palette to cook from. We have cuisines from around the world, and that lets us pick and choose.
I always say that I would go poor eating my way through New York because I like to try everything.
One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy, but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat, and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune.
Grilling outside with my parents at the Jersey shore. We would grill lobster and corn in the summer.
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