Food, like the people who eat it, can be stimulated by wine or spirits. And, as with people, it can also be spoiled.

With enough butter, anything is good

...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.

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

Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again

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.

You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.