In the 1960s, you could eat anything you wanted, and of course, people were smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things, and there was no talk about fat and anything like that, and butter and cream were rife. Those were lovely days for gastronomy, I must say.

It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions.

The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile.

...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.

The egg can be your best friend if you just give it the right break

You don’t spring into good cooking naked. You have to have some training. You have to learn how to eat.

In the 1960s, you could eat anything you wanted, and of course, people were smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things, and there was no talk about fat and anything like that, and butter and cream were rife. Those were lovely days for gastronomy, I must say.