Private Dining Quotes

When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

If I had a caterer that lived at home, it would be fabulous!

When I'm on a location, I pick a restaurant that's close and private and eat all my meals there.

I have someone that cooks for me... that's the best thing ever. I just want to show up and I want my house to be like a hotel... so I want to have a couple of options... I like to have a couple of options.

This is an elegant hotel! Room service has an unlisted number.

My favorite food is the food I eat by myself.

My plans are not to open a restaurant, but what I would like to do is open a kitchen somewhere in D.C. proper and have a chef's table where people can come and taste my food without having to have a catered event.

I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for him, and when he walked in with his morning paper, all the waitresses started squealing. He was a big guy, bigger than in the movies.

If I want to go out to a restaurant with some friends, I'm more than happy that we go in under the radar, have a little evening on our own.