There are many people who claim to be good cooks; just as there are many people who, after having repainted the garden gate take themselves to be painters.

A good meal must be as harmonious as a symphony and as well-constructed as a Norman cathedral.

Cooking is for capturing the taste of the food and then enhancing it, as a composer may take a theme and then delight us with his variations.

As far as cuisine is concerned one must read everything, see everything, hear everything, try everything, observe everything, in order to retain in the end, just a little bit.

Before judging a thin man, one must get some information. Perhaps he was once fat.

If he is thin, I will probably dine poorly. If he is both thin and sad, the only hope is in flight.

I'm not hard to please, I'm content with the very best.