The shellfish thing is very scary. You have to know the people you buy from and exactly where their wholesalers are getting the fish from.

The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.

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

Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane way possible. I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

There is nothing nicer than a kitchen really made for a cook. Things that are designed to be used always have an innate beauty.

I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.

Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference.