I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.

The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it… If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen.

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.

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.

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

There is absolutely no substitute for the best. Good food cannot be made of inferior ingredients masked with high flavor. It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing.

Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.