I'm Not Attached To Things At All.

Part Of My Job As A Food Writer Is To Describe Food. So My Work On 'top Chef,' I Feel, Is An Extension Of That. When We Give A Criticism To The Contestant, We Want To Make Sure We Tell Them Why It's Not Working And Why It Would Work If They Did It A Different Way.

I Like Me Better Naked. I Don't Mean That In A Vain Way... When You Put Clothes On, You Immediately Put A Character On. Clothes Are Adjectives, They Are Indicators. When You Don't Have Any Clothes On, It's Just You, Raw, And You Can't Hide.

Miami, Which Has Already Aired, Has This Wonderful Blend Of Caribbean Culture And Latin American Culture And Southern American Culture (talking About Fried Chicken). All Those Combine To Make For A Very Very Interesting Array Of Ingredients, Restaurants, And The Chefs That Come There. It Also Has Great Seafood, Not To Mention The Glorious Citrus That's There. And All Those Things Inform What You Do - And They Should.

Decide Which You Want To Play Up: Your Clothing Or Your Jewelry, But Not Both. Let One Be The Star And One The Supporting Player.

Women's Voices Not Being Heard Is The Root Of Many Of The Problems Of The World.