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

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 few people understand a really good sandwich.

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

Like the theater, offering food and hospitality to people is a matter of showmanship, and no matter how simple the performance, unless you do it well, with love and originality, you have a flop on your hands.

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.

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