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.

As you get older, you shouldn't waste time drinking bad wine.

A cookbook is only as good as its poorest recipe.

I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

People liked to eat veal until they saw pictures of these darling little animals with brown eyes. Veal calves been raised the same way for centuries.

Personally, I don't think pure vegetarianism is a healthy lifestyle. I've often wondered to myself: Does a vegetarian look forward to dinner, ever?

I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.