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(7 votes)   I ended up turning down a full scholarship of music at the conservatory to pay to go to cooking school.

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(5 votes)   Home base is the support system where we have a culinary team, my own writers because of the shows and the books and stuff, we have a culinary team of about six people. Marketing, public relations, accounting and all that sort of stuff.

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(5 votes)   I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city.

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(5 votes)   I don't limit myself.

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(5 votes)   I'm not a TV guy. I'm a restaurant chef and a businessman.

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(5 votes)   I'm working harder than ever now, and I'm putting on my pants the same as I always have. I just get up every day and try to do a little better than the day before, and that is to run a great restaurant with great food, great wine, and great service. That's my philosophy.

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(4 votes)   If you don't follow your dream, who will?

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(4 votes)   Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese.

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(4 votes)   Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. It's sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. It's always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving.

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(4 votes)   The world has changed, and it's almost been 11 years. I have 975 employees. I have six restaurants. We haven't opened any new ones in almost three years.

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(4 votes)   Those other 10 o'clock shows that come on, all you get from them is headaches and nightmares when you go to bed! At least we give you food, know what I mean?

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(4 votes)   We began building this incredible new foundation in this restaurant, and that's what began giving me the left-hand side of tradition and the right-hand side, my new palate.

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(4 votes)   We try to take care of guests in any way we can. Like vegetarian tastings. Which reminds me of our truffles... we are known for our truffles.

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(4 votes)   When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants.

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(4 votes)   You know, for 300 years it's been kind of the same. There are restaurants in New Orleans that the menu hasn't changed in 125 years, so how is one going to change or evolve the food?

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