the more experience you have, the more interesting cooking is because you know what can happen to the food. In the beginning you can look at a chicken and it doesn't mean much, but once you have done some cooking you can see in that chicken a parade of things you will be able to create.

Some people like to paint pictures, or do gardening, or build a boat in the basement. Other people get a tremendous pleasure out of the kitchen, because cooking is just as creative and imaginative an activity as drawing, or wood carving, or music.

Romance is the icing but love is the cake.

Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?

People who love to eat are always the best people.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.