I'd like for people to be able to go to the universities and get a degree in fine arts-gastronomy.

Remember, you are all alone in the kitchen and no one can see you.

Ye gods! But you're not standing around holding it by the hand all this time. No. [...] [T]he dough takes care of itself. [...] While you cannot speed up the process, you can slow it down at any point by setting the dough in a cooler place [...] then continue where you left off, when you are ready to do so. In other words, you are the boss of that dough.

Anything that says 'healthy' I say away from... Giving up butter, for instance, means that in about two years you will be covered in dandruff.

I never feel lonely in the kitchen. Food is very friendly.

I 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.

The egg can be your best friend if you just give it the right break