I'm An Immigrant Kid Who Came To

I Have Great Empathy For All The Contestants That Come On 'top Chef,' Whether They Go Home Right Away Or They Make It To The Finish Line. It's A Very Vulnerable Position They Put Themselves In And I Feel For Them.

I Usually Doze Off Between 7:30 And 9 P.m. While Putting My Baby To Sleep. Then I Suddenly Wake Up Remembering I'm An Adult With No Bedtime. I Spend The Next Four Hours Catching Up On Reading, E-mails, And Other Adult Pursuits Until I Collapse For Good Until Sunrise.

If You Have Children In Your House You Have Frosted Flakes.

I Am As Omnivorous As It's Possible To Be. I Always Say There's Nothing I Won't Eat And Nothing I Won't Wear.

The Cookbooks And The Writing In General Have Been A Real Bonus, But It's Not Something I've Ever Pursued... I've Been Lucky, I Guess.