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

Be a fearless cook! Try out new ideas and new recipes, but always buy the freshest and finest ingredients, whatever they may be. Furnish your kitchen with the most solid and workmanlike equipment you can find. Keep your knives ever sharp and - toujours bon appetit!

Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference.

Cooking well doesn't mean cooking fancy.

When you flip anything, you really you just have to have the courage of your convictions.

...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.

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.