Simmons said that Harris needs to ask herself two important questions. Number one, are the donors behind you? And
simmer away before it starts boiling and suddenly boils over? So if we have a bad
simmered in tomato sauce, seasoned with Pecorino and mint.
simmer until it's thick as you want.
simmering process like when Mike Nana made soup when she made chicken you know her homemade chicken soup I mean it was
Simmons asked that question, and it's funny because back in those days we didn't have cameras the size of my thumb like we do now that we could just drop down
Jamal Simmons told me that she needs the support of two groups in order to mount another campaign. She needs her base,
You simmer that. You strain that broth.
been simmering all day but it's actually really quick process so I think that's
Gene Simmons? It's not Gene Simmons, but you guys are in the right era, for sure.
Gail Simmons: Hi Frank.
Gail Simmons: I'm good, thanks for coming today.
Gail Simmons: Yeah, thank you.
Gail Simmons: You know it's a funny thing, and actually Frank has written his own memoir too, so I'm sure you will understand the angst involved?
Gail Simmons: Well, you know and it's interesting because as much as I eat on television, also one of the questions I get so often is really like, what do you know?
Gail Simmons: Which is not true.
Gail Simmons: Right. Yes, exactly- >>Frank Bruni: Yeah, so you- Gail Simmons: Exactly, I've been mean to people for years.
Gail Simmons: Right, one was sort of very classic four star, it was at the time four star you know Le Cirque, which in its day, in its heyday at sort of the end of the 90s
Gail Simmons: No. Frank Bruni: How does the food that first season stack up against the food in subsequent seasons?
Gail Simmons: Sure. Frank Bruni: When you presumably had more people knocking on the door.
Gail Simmons: Yeah, that's a great question.
Gail Simmons: His first one.
Gail Simmons: Yeah yeah I didnít really ñ thatís a Bravo word.
Gail Simmons: Not in the dictionary.
Gail Simmons: Both certainly.
Gail Simmons: Yes. Frank Bruni: -the cheftestants- >>Gail Simmons: Yes.
Gail Simmons: Absolutely. Frank Bruni: Which ones and how did it happen?
Gail Simmons: You know we really do keep separate from them.
Gail Simmons: I donít, still I donít watch a lot of food shows.
Gail Simmons: Where- >>Frank Bruni: To eat?
Gail Simmons: - that's like the million dollar question, Frank as you know.
Gail Simmons: Yeah, it's amazing because they're pretty similar, they're very close but I just never had the occasion to go.
Gail Simmons: Oh my God.
Gail Simmons: You know a couple things one timing, I mean when you're doing live television, I mean obviously Top Chef isn't live.
Gail Simmons: You know it, a little bit but it's certainly the question I get asked a lot.
Gail Simmons: Sure. Frank Bruni: So, anyone who's got a question, think about it and maybe get to a microphone.
Gail Simmons: Yes. Frank Bruni: -element to it.
Gail Simmons: I think Top Chef Desserts is a harder show to pull off.
Gail Simmons: Right. Male Audience Member #1: Well what do you think is your sort of unique perspective that you bring when you're talking about you know what you think is the best or what you think
Gail Simmons: That's a great question.
Gail Simmons: And you know, and so she's sort of like, you know, the viewer.
Gail Simmons: - thatís sort how I think of us.
Gail Simmons: Oh this finale, which hasnít aired yet.
Gail Simmons: You know, it's a tricky question and I do address this a bit in the book, as I said when I first wanted to be a food writer, when I first graduated school and wanted to
Gail Simmons: Thank you Zagat.
Gail Simmons: But you know, I think that we, I think that Top Chef certainly and all of the kinda food television have, have changed the conversation, have enhanced the dialogue
Gail Simmons: Hi. Female Audience Member #2: So with all your years of experience and writing and eating, I'm sure you're probably very adventuresome in your eating.
Gail Simmons: There is nothing I wouldn't eat to date but that could change, so who
Gail Simmons: -Christmas charity cooking thing.
Gail Simmons: Yes. Male Audience Member #2: Right?