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

Too much trouble,' 'Too expensive,' or 'Who will know the difference' are death knells for good food. ... Cooking is not a particularly difficult art, and the more you cook and learn about cooking, the more sense it makes.

Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.

Cooking is one failure after another, and that's how you finally learn.

I was a Republican until I got to New York and had to live on $18 a week. It was then that I became a Democrat.

I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.

Fine #‎ wine is a living liquid ... Its life comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death.