A party without cake is really just a meeting.

It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.

In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like that, middle-class women didn't have careers. You were to marry and have children and be a nice mother. You didn't go out and do anything. I found that I got restless.

Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? ... I, for one, would much rather swoon over a few thin slices of prime beefsteak, or one small serving of chocolate mousse, or a sliver of foie gras than indulge to the full on such nonentities as fat-free gelatin puddings.

There are reasons, and then there are excuses.

People who love to eat are always the best people.

...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.