The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.
But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on.
Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die.
I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.
Eating is the secret to good cooking.
We are so bemused by our own petard, that we are unable to look at things objectively.