No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize.

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

I was a Republican until I got to New York and had to live on $18 a week. It was then that I became a Democrat.

With enough butter, anything is good

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 was a romantic, messy thinker. I was raised with very conservative beliefs, but that was a long time ago.

In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.