I love good, fresh food cooked by someone who knows what he's doing.

You have to eat to cook. You can't be a good cook and be a noneater. I think eating is the secret to good cooking.

A party without cake is really just a meeting.

How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile.

I love root vegetables: carrots, parsnips, and turnips.

Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.