As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment.

Eating together was a big part of my upbringing and a tradition we keep daily amongst the amazing team at Milk Bar.

My family, as you can probably guess, was more into Christmas cookies and not so much the fruitcake.

As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment.

I make a huge batch of cinnamon buns on Christmas Eve and bake them off early Christmas morning.

Good food is good food. It doesn't have to come with pretense.