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…

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For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer....

For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer....

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal...

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal...

I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment....

I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment....

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to...

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to...

Oh, did I tell you I have a cookbook? I have a cookbook deal.

Oh, did I tell you I have a cookbook? I have a cookbook deal.

Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every...

Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every...

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful,...

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful,...

What I bring to the table is a huge enthusiasm and love for this stuff.

What I bring to the table is a huge enthusiasm and love for this stuff.

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and...

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and...

The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with...

The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with...

I had a really good time with Martha Stewart, who also is somebody I really...

I had a really good time with Martha Stewart, who also is somebody I really...

I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping...

I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping...

I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use...

I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use...

Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to...

Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to...

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of...

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of...

In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult.

In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult.

No, Queer Eye has a book coming out before mine, in the Spring of 2004,...

No, Queer Eye has a book coming out before mine, in the Spring of 2004,...

Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.

Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

I am much more interested in the process than results.

I am much more interested in the process than results.