If you are going to flip something, you must have the courage of your convictions.

Pro-choice is the only way to be-- because women are human beings, after all, and should be treated as such.

I never feel lonely in the kitchen. Food is very friendly.

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

Cooking well doesn't mean cooking fancy.

You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season and you know what to do with it.

As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of everything. No snacking. And have a good time.