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I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it's much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress.

New York's food scene is truly unique because it is this wonderful melting pot where immigrants from all over the world have brought with them their cuisines and their ingredients.

There's no denying that candy is comfort food and it's affordable.

America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody.

Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.

Comfort food is really anything you want at that time. That said, I really love Naple-style pizza.

I'm such an avid magazine reader - music, art, beauty magazines - and I found that food and restaurants were pouring into everything I cared about. Whether it was the pop-up concept, or some mysterious mini-mall restaurant, I got swept up in the sexy romance of the food movement.

After I broke my neck, I began thinking more about The Kitchen: How can we come up with some way to make real food more affordable? Food that's locally-grown, if possible, fundamentally nourishing to the body, nourishing to the planet.

I love seeing what people wear out to dinner in different cities. I know how differently I dress in New York than I do in Los Angeles.