In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.

Never apologize for your cooking.

Fake food -- I mean those patented substances chemically flavored and mechanically bulked out to kill the appetite and deceive the gut -- is unnatural, almost immoral, a bane to good eating and good cooking.

There is nothing nicer than a kitchen really made for a cook. Things that are designed to be used always have an innate beauty.

If you're in a good profession, it's hard to get bored, because you're never finished - there will always be work you haven't done.

Noodles are not only amusing but delicious.

Wine is meant to be with food - that's the point of it.