I’m going to break one of the rules of the trade here. I’m going to tell you some of the secrets of improvisation. Just remember—it’s always a good idea to follow the directions exactly the first time you try a recipe. But from then on, you’re on your own.

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

I'm really enamored of the potato in all its guises.

I don't like gourmet cooking or 'this' cooking or 'that' cooking. I like good cooking.

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.

Too many simple green salads suffer from a lack of imagination.

I’ve long said that if I were about to be executed and were given a choice of my last meal, it would be bacon and eggs.