” You don’t want to give people what they want. Give them something that they didn’t know that they wanted. “
” I’ve been to a couple of restaurants in L.A. that were so loud, I left there with a sore throat, you literally could not have a conversation. I think it’s very deliberate: There’s this idea that somehow it’s more fun if there’s a roar in the room. “
” There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you’re open to them. “
” One of the things I really love about restaurants is that in many ways, they are the ultimate democratic institutions, where you get to walk in the door, plunk down your money, and for however long that you’re there, you can be anyone you want to be. “
” I think it’s hard, when you’re someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people. “
” The hardest part of cooking is shopping, and if you organize yourself and shop once a week, you’re halfway there. “
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