I don't like sitting at a table that's too large, where everyone is too far apart. That's a party killer.

My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.

I love to take something ordinary and make it really special.

I always like to have flowers on the table. I think they make it look special.

I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it, why would I want to throw things into a pot?

When I wrote 'Barefoot in Paris,' I wanted to make simple recipes that you could make at home that tasted like French classics.

I time everything. I'm a scientist at heart.