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I Had A Little Epiphany When I Was A Writer At 'chicago' Magazine. I Sat Down To Dinner At The Ritz-carlton. Somebody Poured A White Dessert Wine With Chocolate Cake. It Was A Wine I Would Never Have Expected To Make Sense. The Idea Of Any Wine Tasting Fabulous With Chocolate Cake Was Fascinating To Me.

Believe Me, I Understand The Need For Easy And Speedy. After A 12-hour Day Of Shooting 'chopped,' Say, I'm Talking Stir-fry, Spaghetti, Heck, Peanut-butter Sandwiches. But That's Not About The Joy Of Food. That's Survival.

For Me, The Kitchen Is The Most Special Room In The House. It's A Place For Adventure - Not Drudgery, But Discovery, Sharing And Showing Off With Friends, Trying New Ideas.

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 Parts Of The World.

When I Come Home From A Shoot, I'd Rather Reheat Food I've Made Than Eat Takeout.