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

I couldnt really relate to the fraternity or party scene, to the people out in the mall every day protesting one thing or another. I felt like there was no one I could relate to.

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.

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.

It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.

I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.

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.