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When I visit a country, I like to experience local food.

I think I have the secret of a successful L.A. restaurant, especially now that so many Europeans live there. You have to have a place where they can see out the windows, see the world passing by. Europeans fancy that.

Each city should have its own type of restaurant.

I go to Franny's in Brooklyn a lot. It's just a casual Italian place, but I could eat there every day.

I want to make sure the fine-dining restaurant has a clientele who is local as much as tourists and foodies.

I like a restaurant called Bruci, and there's some really nice people who work there and good food. They change their menu a lot, so maybe that's what keeps me coming back. I never know what I'm going to get.

You need to build a place that is a touristic destination that brings in people from outside the region.

When I travel I normally eat club sandwiches or I bring my own food. When you go into a new town, it's very had to find a good place to eat.

It's not easy to have success with restaurants in different cities, but I like the challenge.

While my trips are most often focused on business, I always try to take some time to experience the local culture.