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

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

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

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.

I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.

Some people like to paint pictures, or do gardening, or build a boat in the basement. Other people get a tremendous pleasure out of the kitchen, because cooking is just as creative and imaginative an activity as drawing, or wood carving, or music.