I fell in love with the public, the public fell in love with me, and I tried to keep it that way.

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.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.

I love to teach - that's my role.

My mother was independent. She had grown up in Dalton and Pittsfield, in western Massachusetts, and she was one of the first women drivers in that area.

I'm very much for making everything safe. The more natural the means we use to raise our vegetables and get rid of bugs, the better.

We are so bemused by our own petard, that we are unable to look at things objectively.