To Me, The Kitchen Is A Place

Well, We Don't Take Money From People And Then Show The Product. It Has To Be A Product That We Like Anyway, And That's True For All Five Of Us, Which Is One Of The Really Nice Things About The Way We Make The Show.

The World Is Full Of People Who Would Like Nothing Better Than To Spend Six Hours On A Golf Course. I Would Rather Be Chopping Shallots.

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

When The Idea Of 'chopped' Surfaced, It Was Originally Meant To Be Taped At Some Guy's Mansion With Him And His Crazy Chihuahua. A Stuffy Fellow In A Tuxedo Was To Host, And The Losing Chef's Dish Was Then Fed To The Dog! I Am Not Kidding, I Saw It! I Think It Is Genius! Twisted, But Genius!

Because The Show Is Popular, People Do Recognize Us On The Streets.