When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in them. A really good French cake doesn't have anything like that in it - it's all egg power.

The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile.

In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.

It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.

Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die.

We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.