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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 17: Chef John Tesar speaks at A Mediterranean Odyssey hosted by Yotam Ottolenghi as a part of the Bank of America Dinner Series during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE at Bank of America Building on October 17, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 17:  Chef John Tesar speaks at A Mediterranean Odyssey hosted by Yotam Ottolenghi as a part of the Bank of America Dinner Series during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE at Bank of America Building on October 17, 2014 in New York City.  (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)