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

Noodles are not only amusing but delicious.

Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?

You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season and you know what to do with it.

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

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

My father was in real estate, banking, and land management. As family life, it was very conventional, happy, and comfortable. We weren't wealthy, but we were well-off.