My Spices Travel In The Luggage With My Clothes

What got you into cooking? Growing up, I was really shy. Instead of playing with the other children, I’d go into the backyard shed and cook.

You’ve cooked macaroni and cheese for Mick Jagger, potato salad for Oprah. Who else? Elton John, Luther Vandross–but not when he’s dieting. I tell him, “My food puts meat on your bones.”