I think careful cooking is love, don't you?

Romance is the icing but love is the cake.

But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on.

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.

Fine #‎ wine is a living liquid ... Its life comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death.

I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.

If you're buying tomatoes pick them up and smell them-they should have a lovely perfume. They need to be kept at fifty degrees or above, particularly during the growing season, because that's when they develop their flavor.