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.

Wine is one of the agreeable and essential ingredients of life

Food like love is a deeply emotional matter.

Wine is meant to be with food - that's the point of it.

You have to eat to cook. You can't be a good cook and be a noneater. I think eating is the secret to good cooking.

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

Cooking may be a creative art, but it's also a wonderful full-time hobby.