If you're buying tomatoes pick them up and smell them-they should have a lovely perfume. They need to be kept at fifty degrees or above, particularly during the growing season, because that's when they develop their flavor.
Julia ChildI still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.
Julia ChildJust like becoming an expert in wine, you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford.
Julia ChildSometimes ... it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story.
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