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I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from.

I grew up with fantastic Southern food. In Southern California.

California is an unbelievable state. One day I might be in a spiritual place like Joshua Tree, then before I know it, I'm eating groovy sushi in a mini-mall. I'm a Cali girl through and through.

I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table.

My first words were always about food - I grew up in northern California, and when I was 10 years old, I had my own pretzel cart business.

California must be a really big fan of the 'Hunger Games.' Because it's always catching fire.

I'm a typical California boy.

I'm a California girl, and I'd love to restore a sense of place to Southern California.

I think the best restaurants in America should be in California.

I'm Japanese, but restaurants in my hometown served the most sanitized versions of California rolls. I grew up eating a lot of Japanese food at home that my parents or grandparents made.