There are reasons, and then there are excuses.

the more experience you have, the more interesting cooking is because you know what can happen to the food. In the beginning you can look at a chicken and it doesn't mean much, but once you have done some cooking you can see in that chicken a parade of things you will be able to create.

The shellfish thing is very scary. You have to know the people you buy from and exactly where their wholesalers are getting the fish from.

In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.

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.

Anything that says 'healthy' I say away from... Giving up butter, for instance, means that in about two years you will be covered in dandruff.

I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food I'm cooking.