We ought to enjoy our food, we ought to take time and care and prepare it correctly, and we ought to have fun doing it and make it a communal event.

We hit it off immediately, especially Helene, who was a 'swallow-life-in-big-gulps' kind of person.

A party without cake is really just a meeting.

I always try to buy just what I need. You get ideas as to what's in season and what's best. I think if you have a preconceived idea before shopping, that makes it difficult. You have to have an open mind.

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

Pro-choice is the only way to be-- because women are human beings, after all, and should be treated as such.

The tomato hides its griefs. Internal damage is hard to spot.