I Wanted To Come Up With A

I Truly Have A Love-hate Thing With The Press.

There's So Much Importance In Honoring Your Everyday Hero. It Doesn't Take Money. It Doesn't Take Connections. What Matters Is That People Get Involved. Whether Your Passion Is Gun Control Or Food Or Whatever It May Be, Everybody Needs To Stop Being So Self-absorbed.

I Wanted To Come Up With A Hybrid Show Of Sorts That Wasn't Your Traditional 'dump And Stir' Type Of Cooking Show.

Nobody Has Money Right Now. And Eating Is Very Important, But It Doesn't Need To Be Expensive. And To Make - It Doesn't Need To Be Fancy, As Long As It's Fresh And Simple. The Simpler It Is, The More Fancy It Actually Comes Out Tasting.

I Grew Up On Food Stamps. I Come From A Very Humble Background. And I've Had Many Friends That Have Been Destitute - You Know, Running Into Trouble - And Places Like The Midnight Mission Have Given Them Hope And Have Fed Them And Gotten Them Back On The Right Path.