I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.

I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it -- and, more important, I like to give it.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

The main thing is to have a gutsy approach and use your head.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

Wine is one of the agreeable and essential ingredients of life