The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it.

Good bread and good butter go together. They are one of the perfect marriages in gastronomy, and they never fail to cheer me.

It's foolish to go through life bemoaning the fact that you can't have this or that. Twaddle! You can omit certain foods and still enjoy eating.

It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing.

No vegetable exists which is not better slightly undercooked.

The roe of the Russian sturgeon has probably been present at more important international affairs than have all the Russian dignitaries of history combined. This seemingly simple article of diet has taken its place in the world along with pearls, sables, old silver, and Cellini cups.

The only thing that will make a souffle fall is if it knows you're afraid of it.