How do you spend all of your time around food yet stay so lean and mean?
It used to be about quanty, but now it is about quality. If I’m going to eat some thing it’s going to be worth the calories.

What foods are sexy and slimming?
Oh! avocados

Favorite thing in your kitchen?
my toaster oven

Favorite thing(s) in your bedroom?
my wife, a really big mirror and chocolate sauce

Number one must-have cooking gadget?
an immersion hand blender

Sexiest restaurant in the world?
I don’t know about the world, but in Los Angeles, I’d say the restaurant at the Hotel Bel Air. However, it’s not the restaurant that matters, it’s the company.  Listen to your date and keep eye contact and even taco bell becomes sexy.

Picnic at the beach or picnic in bed?
the beach

Restaurant or room service?
Naked room service! (I’m not kidding).
(We’re wondering who answers the door).

Viognier or vodka?
Viognier

Breast man or thigh man?
Breast man, but that’s not to say I don’t like thighs. I am a man - oh hell - I like the whole package.

Favorite, aphrodisiac dessert?
chocolate fondue - share it, spread it.

Which is a better after dinner drink, coffee or cognac?
Oh, Cognac!

What is your can’t live without, most aphrodisiac ingredient?
gianduja

Favorite guilty pleasure food?
a hot fudge brownie sundae

Favorite dinner music?
light jazz

Most romantic meal you’ve ever prepared?
I’ve worked Valentines Day in some pretty fancy and romantic restaurants, but when I want to get lucky, its pizza and beer. May be it’s the shared meal that you eat with you hands, but it always comes down to the company.

What’s the most romantic meal someone prepared for you?
Other than a hot fudge brownie sundae, it has to be . I love paella.paella

If you had 30 minutes to prepare a meal for seduction, what would you make?
I call it Ginger Toasted Salmon. I take a 4 to 6 ounce filet of salmon, some crushed ginger and teriyaki sauce, some asparagus and bok choy. Wrap all the above in aluminum foil. Put in a 400-degree toaster oven. It always comes our looking far more complicated than it actually is.

What is your best, money-saving tip for someone looking to cook a romantic meal?
Ok guys listen up: woman love a good listener. It wont cost you a thing. And don’t forget to make eye contact. As for the meal, really good salt it heightens the flavor of everything.

If you could choose your last supper, what would it include?
Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and pineapple upside down cake. My aunt would make that for my birthday when I was a kid. And it is my last meal, so I don’t care about the calories!

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