It's simply a very romantic place. Just one look at any of those streets, and you couldn't be anywhere else - it's so beautiful, and there's that location, and the sense of the free spirit. Who couldn't become ravenous in such a place?

I love to teach - that's my role.

Forget the cheap white wine: go to beef and gin!

In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like that, middle-class women didn't have careers. You were to marry and have children and be a nice mother. You didn't go out and do anything. I found that I got restless.

I'm very much for making everything safe. The more natural the means we use to raise our vegetables and get rid of bugs, the better.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

Any disaster is a learning process.