Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.

Cooking hasn't yet been accepted as the art form it is. It should be on the level with any of the other art forms.

When the war broke out I decided I would be very patriotic. Standing my full height. I presented myself to the Wacs and the to the Waves. And I was rejected - I was an inch too tall.

I think the inner person is the most important.... I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That's what is important.

I think careful cooking is love, don't you?

I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

The tomato hides its griefs. Internal damage is hard to spot.