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.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.

...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.

Anything that says 'healthy' I say away from... Giving up butter, for instance, means that in about two years you will be covered in dandruff.

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.

I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.