Without peanuts, it isn't a cocktail party.

Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one's mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.

The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile.

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

How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?

Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.