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I always hated watching cooking shows where the chef would use ingredients that I couldn't get my hands on, cooking implements that I couldn't afford, recipes that I could never have access to.

I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show that got down to the 'why things happen.' Plus, I hated my job - I didn't think it was very worthwhile.

I watched my mother waste her life on housework and swore I'd never do that. Dave does the cooking.

I wasn't passionate about food until I'd been cooking for a while. I started long before food became part of the mainstream media. I just wanted to cook, period.

Regrettably, people today don't watch many programs that actually teach people how to cook, so I agreed to do a competitive show that I think will provide inspiration.

I'm as surprised as anybody. I never would have thought I'd be here talking about having a cooking show on the Food Network. It wasn't on my list of things, but it's fun, and I'm having a good time.

I'm obsessed with cooking shows, even though they make everything look so easy when it isn't.

I've always been a foodie. My grandmother got me hooked on cooking.

I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.

I watch the Food Network with my kids. We - yeah, I - I - I generally don't admit that, but I love cooking.