It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.

I'm very much for making everything safe. The more natural the means we use to raise our vegetables and get rid of bugs, the better.

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

Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? ... I, for one, would much rather swoon over a few thin slices of prime beefsteak, or one small serving of chocolate mousse, or a sliver of foie gras than indulge to the full on such nonentities as fat-free gelatin puddings.

I love to teach - that's my role.

Fake food -- I mean those patented substances chemically flavored and mechanically bulked out to kill the appetite and deceive the gut -- is unnatural, almost immoral, a bane to good eating and good cooking.

It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about - enjoying things.