Salt is the only product that changes cuisine. There's a big difference between food that has salt and food without it. If you don't believe that, ask people who can't eat salt.

I use the kitchen as a pathway to achieve this happiness.

If you think well, you cook well.

Salt is the only product that changes cuisine. There's a big difference between food that has salt and food without it. If you don't believe that, ask people who can't eat salt.

You cannot get an influence from the cuisine of a country if you don't understand it. You've got to study it.

For me to go to a restaurant and eat something that is not only good, but totally new, is a double thrill. Double the enjoyment.

When I go to a fine dining restaurant, I'm excited and I do expect to find proposals to wake my senses.