The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

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.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made. Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.

I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.

You don’t spring into good cooking naked. You have to have some training. You have to learn how to eat.