It used to be that if you were staying at a hotel, you knew to never, ever step foot into the hotel restaurant ā- especially if it was just called "...
Whether you're a chef like Scott Conant with five restaurants, one wine bar, two cookbooks, countless food show appearances and "a ridiculous amount of ambition," or a novice in the kitchen just looking to make a decent home-cooked meal, Conant's advice is the same -- "Ninety percent is about the product."