“Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have.”

“I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you.”

“But I do think the idea that basic cooking skills are a virtue, that the ability to feed yourself and a few others with proficiency should be taught to every young man and woman as a fundamental skill, should become as vital to growing up as learning to wipe one’s own ass, cross the street by oneself, or be trusted with money.”

“They're professionals at this in Russia, so no matter how many Jell-O shots or Jager shooters you might have downed at college mixers, no matter how good a drinker you might think you are, don't forget that the Russians - any Russian - can drink you under the table.”

“The way you make an omelet reveals your character.”

“You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”

“Don't lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don't do it again. Ever”