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

I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.

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

Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again

Good french cooking cannot be produced by a zombie cook.

People who are not interested in food always seem rather dry and unloving and don't have a real gusto for life.

Never apologize for your cooking.