Celebrity has its uses. I can always get a seat in any restaurant.

I was a romantic, messy thinker. I was raised with very conservative beliefs, but that was a long time ago.

Eating is the secret to good cooking.

The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.

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

With enough butter, anything is good

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.