Walt Kelly was much more interested in allegory and politics, and I'm much more interested in metaphors and myth.

I prefer the Chinese method of eating.... You can do anything at the table except arm wrestle.

How can people say they don't eat eggplant when God loves the color and the French love the name? I don't under'stand.

Prepared and fast foods have given us the time and freedom to see cooking as an art form - a form of creative expression.

That's right, kid. Never play an ace if a two will do.

Most seafoods should be simply threatened with heat and then celebrated with joy.

Serve this dish with much too much wine for your guests, along with some cooked green vegetables and a huge salad. You will be famous in about half an hour.