The grotesque prudishness and archness with which garlic is treated in [England] has led to the superstition that rubbing the bowl with it before putting the salad in gives sufficient flavor. It rather depends whether you are going to eat the bowl or the salad.

Even more then long hours in the kitchen, fine meals require ingenious organization and experience which is a pleasure to acquire.

Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.

Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.

It is a very great mistake to suppose, as a few English cooks still do, that spaghetti and macaroni should be soaked in water before cooking.

An awful lot of people think it's easy to lift recipes out.

I'm very interested in my new kitchen equipment shop. I've started it with two friends.