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.

People who are not interested in food always seem rather dry and unloving and don't have a real gusto for life.

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

Just how could a nation often be great if it's bread tastes want Kleenex.

...the waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended.

To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.