But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on.

I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it -- and, more important, I like to give it.

Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.

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.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!

...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.