I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a lovely dry white wine. And then we had one of those lovely scalloped dishes and the lovely, creamery buttery sauce. Then we had a roast duck and I don't know what else.

Sometimes ... it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story.

I was a romantic, messy thinker. I was raised with very conservative beliefs, but that was a long time ago.

Romance is the icing but love is the cake.

It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about - enjoying things.

I would happily die with a bottle of white Burgundy in my mouth.

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.