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Each city should have its own type of restaurant.

If you have good food, people will come to your restaurant.

I know, whoever visits my restaurant, they have loved the food.

I'm going to work on food culture and help food become fun and part of peoples' lives again. The traditional restaurant is more commercial-oriented. But I want community through food.

I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.

Customers are more friendly when they've had a meal.

If we have meetings, I try to schedule the meetings at different restaurants I want to try - so I always suggest the restaurants.

I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham.

My plans are not to open a restaurant, but what I would like to do is open a kitchen somewhere in D.C. proper and have a chef's table where people can come and taste my food without having to have a catered event.

Restaurants with small courses that give the customer choices, and that don't obligate them to spend a fortune, are going to do very well.