The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.

I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.

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

Life itself is the proper binge.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.

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