It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

It's simply a very romantic place. Just one look at any of those streets, and you couldn't be anywhere else - it's so beautiful, and there's that location, and the sense of the free spirit. Who couldn't become ravenous in such a place?

This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!

I love root vegetables: carrots, parsnips, and turnips.

I never feel lonely in the kitchen. Food is very friendly.

People who are not interested in food always seem rather dry and unloving and don't have a real gusto for life.

To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.