As for substitutes, I only agree with them if they really don't change a person's response to a dish. Take mashed potatoes, for instance. I recently saw a recipe that suggested that the fat we all know that mashers need could be replaced with vegetable broth. Hogwash. All that does is lead to dissatisfaction and I think that dissatisfaction results in overeating. We like fats because fats satisfy. They break down in the digestive track very slowly so they keep us fuller longer. Now if I find a way to replace a fatty ingredient without missing it (I do this a lot with yogurt) then you bet I'm going to do it. But I repeat: there are no bad foods.

There are no bad foods, only bad food habits. I eat cream, butter, and bacon; I just don't eat pounds of it at a time. I use these things when they are needed …

on possibly making Good Eats: The Movie: That would be one movie the world just doesn't need.

I'm a hacker at heart and I like finding different ways of doing things because in doing so, I find new ways of examining the job at hand.

Nothing, believe me, nothing is more satisfying to me personally than getting a great idea and then beatin' it to death.

'I already gave my best, and I have no regrets at all.' (American Idol)

When a glass sits on a table here, people don't wonder if it's half filled or half empty. They just hope it's good beer.