After a trip to Italy with a lot of wine drinking and pasta eating, Dave Martin wanted to shed a few pounds. As it turns out, ditching wine and replacing it with tequila had impressive results. And so, The Tequila Diet was born.

We're talking all about the new book, Dave's worst gigs as a chef, and what brands should do when hiring outside consultants.

Dave was also a contestant on the first season of Top Chef, so you better believe we're chatting about that, too.