THE CHEF: CHRIS SCHLESINGER; Barbecue? You Could Do It in Your Sleep, by Sam Sifton, July 2, 2003

"'Barbecue Man may appear to be asleep,' Mr. Schlesinger roared, climbing off the couch. 'But Barbecue Man is always awake and in control!'"

THE CHEF: CHRIS SCHLESINGER; A Lesson Not Learned in School: Using What’s at Hand, by Sam Sifton, July 16, 2003

"Now the chef and an owner of the East Coast Grill in Cambridge, Mass., he related this anecdote while sitting on the deck of his airy beach house here on the shore of Buzzards Bay. 'My dad was just happy I found something,' he said, laughing."