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.

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

If you have never tasted a braised vegetable, you'll find it is a revelation.

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

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.

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.

Grilling, broiling, barbecuing - whatever you want to call it - is an art, not just a matter of building a pyre and throwing on a piece of meat as a sacrifice to the gods of the stomach.