I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful.

The thing about all my food is that everything is a remembered flavor. Maybe it's something I had as a child or maybe it's something I had in Milan, but I want it to taste better than you ever thought.

I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would be much more fun to have a specialty food store, so I left Washington D.C. and moved to the Hamptons. And how glad I am that I did!

There's nothing more romantic than Italian food.

No, I love Montreal... I think I love Montreal more than Montreal loves me... I love the food there.

Food is my thing, I do not smoke or drink, so food is my vice.

I just don't crave junk food.

I don't feel any pressure to lose weight - and in any case, if I didn't have my food I'd be a nasty piece of work and wouldn't be able to function.

I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.

It's my first presenting role so I'll be nervous, but it's going to be great fun. I can't wait to sample the food and meet the celebrities. Hopefully I can inject some of my own glamour.