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Fine dining is an occasional treat for most people.

I think fine dining should be part of the community where it is, more than just for the people who are going to make a special occasion.

I think that more and more and more really talented restauranteurs and chefs from the fine dining world are going to try their hand at fine casual. They're going to say, 'Why not us?'

Dining should be something that isn't always taken extremely seriously.

Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.

Fine dining teaches you how to cook many different things, and it gives you the basic fundamentals, but these specialty restaurants, they're not teaching you the broad foundation you need to become a well-rounded cook.

On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.

Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or the best meals, occur in a context that frequently has very little to do with the food itself.

The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words.

As far as dating is concerned, I'm not a casual dating person.