I used to have a monthly cookery column, and am a big cook, so that whole sense of connecting what one does with food to one's cultural identity has always been fascinating to me.
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I take a cooking class everywhere I travel. I find it's the best way to get to know a culture.
For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place.
I love to cook, and I've just gotten more and more into it over the years, just because it's the best way to stay creative.
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.
For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends.
The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.
I think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of the reviewer, because it introduced me to new cuisines and to the idea of cooking as a mechanism for studying other cultures and understanding other parts of the world.
What makes cookbooks interesting is to find out about the people and the culture that invented the food.
Food culture is like listening to the Beatles - it's international, it's very positive, it's inventive and creative.
I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.
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