The American poultry industry had made it possible to grow a fine-looking fryer in record time and sell it at a reasonable price, but no one mentioned that the result usually tasted like the stuffing inside of a teddy bear.

Forget the cheap white wine: go to beef and gin!

Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.

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

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 love to eat are always the best people.

In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like that, middle-class women didn't have careers. You were to marry and have children and be a nice mother. You didn't go out and do anything. I found that I got restless.