One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.

The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.

I’m all about making money. It’s the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend.

Always make stock in a large quantity and freeze it in plastic bags. That way, when you want to make a nice soup or boil veggies, you can simply pull the bag out of the freezer.

I have always looked at it this way: If you strive like crazy for perfection - an all-out assault on total perfection - at the very least you will hit a high level of excellence, and then you might be able to sleep at night. To accomplish something truly significant, excellence has to become a life plan.

One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.

If you want the meaning of families and life and religion and philosophy rolled into one package, all you need to read is The Brothers Karamazov.