“Days off are few and far between in the restaurant business. But on an...” — Geoffrey Zakarian Quote

Days off are few and far between in the restaurant business. But on an hour off, I like to have a glass of wine with my wife.

I've never missed a flight. And I don't see any reason in cutting it close because airports are pleasurable for me: You can go to the restaurant, get a massage, browse books, sit at a bar, check emails.

Everybody these days wants to be a star, including myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm a chef but you want to market yourself and your projects.

When I entertain, I want to have fun. But I'm also a control person. I don't go in for those everyone-in-the-kitchen cooking scenes. So if I want to be with my guests, I have to do everything - or nearly everything - in advance.

The best-case scenario is that the glass shatters in my face! How do you think that makes me feel?

I could probably die happy with a cheeseboard and a glass of French red wine - that's my idea of a perfect dinner.

Americans always see China through the looking glass, and I think it's about time - with technology and of the growing economic relationship between these two countries - I think it's natural and better for all of us to have a better understanding of each other.

I am jealous of people who only have one glass of wine and are content.

I watched TV religiously when I was a kid, but nowadays - with the Internet - there's so many people writing about TV on the Internet, that everything's sort of under a magnifying glass.