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.

If you're buying tomatoes pick them up and smell them-they should have a lovely perfume. They need to be kept at fifty degrees or above, particularly during the growing season, because that's when they develop their flavor.

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.

I'm very much for making everything safe. The more natural the means we use to raise our vegetables and get rid of bugs, the better.

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

Food, like the people who eat it, can be stimulated by wine or spirits. And, as with people, it can also be spoiled.

When you flip anything, you really you just have to have the courage of your convictions.