I believe in red meat. I often said: red meat and gin.

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

Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added.

If you're buying tomatoes pick them up and smell them-they should have a lovely perfume. They need to be kept at fifty degrees or above, particularly during the growing season, because that's when they develop their flavor.

I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a lovely dry white wine. And then we had one of those lovely scalloped dishes and the lovely, creamery buttery sauce. Then we had a roast duck and I don't know what else.

It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about - enjoying things.

Remember, you are all alone in the kitchen and no one can see you.