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

To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.

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

Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added.

I was a Republican until I got to New York and had to live on $18 a week. It was then that I became a Democrat.

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.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.