As you get older, you shouldn't waste time drinking bad wine.

Too much trouble,' 'Too expensive,' or 'Who will know the difference' are death knells for good food. ... Cooking is not a particularly difficult art, and the more you cook and learn about cooking, the more sense it makes.

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.

I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.

It's a shame to be caught up in something that doesn't absolutely make you tremble with joy.

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.

Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference.