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Whenever I want to know how to cook something, I can't ask one chef - I have to ask six.

The house is always full, and we're always cooking - outside, inside, for six, eight, a dozen, 20 people.

The problem with growing up in a cafe was the cafe never closed, my parents worked every day of the year from morning to night. So it was a big menagerie of kids, business and cooking!

I am a chef through and through. Everything I do - whether it is cooking for kids in Harlem or cooking in a fine dining establishment - all my days are consumed by food.

I'd much rather hang out in a cafe. That's where things are really happening.

I hate to sound cliche, but I understand why people love to cook. It's fun!

I travel the world, and I can see in Toronto the cooking is very personal. These people cook with their hearts.

The reality is that we connect through food, and we have the opportunity to do it three times a day.

My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes, you know, there's millions of recipes out there to be had.

Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.