Any disaster is a learning process.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

I think the inner person is the most important.... I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That's what is important.

Be a fearless cook! Try out new ideas and new recipes, but always buy the freshest and finest ingredients, whatever they may be. Furnish your kitchen with the most solid and workmanlike equipment you can find. Keep your knives ever sharp and - toujours bon appetit!

The dinner hour is a sacred, happy time when everyone should be together and relaxed.

Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.

She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous.