Hands are our earliest tools. Cooking starts with the hands which are so sensitive that when they touch something they transmit messages to your brain about texture and temperature.

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.

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

If I had to narrow my choice of meats down to one for the rest of my life, I am quite certain that meat would be pork.

I am so happy to see more and more people in this country are becoming addicted to cheese.

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’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.