It's not easy to have success with restaurants in different cities, but I like the challenge.
The restaurants express the spirit of the chef, the spirit of the city, the country.
Given the number of restaurants I have, I could easily travel all the time - but I try not to.
I've been a lot of places, and my wife, Denise, she likes a lot of the fancy restaurants. I'm more of a basic eater. I still go into Cracker Barrel. Those are the kind of people who like the kind of music I'm making.
The two things I hear wherever I go, literally walking down the street, through airports, or in restaurants - it is either 'You raised me,' or 'Fellow Canadian.' Not even a paraphrase - those are the exact remarks.
Restaurants serve huge portions on even huger platters, and people are tempted to eat too much.
In restaurants in my Brooklyn neighborhood, I always ask for a doggie bag to bring the leftovers home.
My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing I'd ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and I'd sketch shoes and shoes and shoes.
Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.
I don't go out at all. I have my three restaurants that I go to, and that's it. I spend the least possibly time here on-site because that takes energy away as well. There is a lot of people, you know. It's massive kind of stadium, a lot of players.
