A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine, a pie without fromage, a dinner without wine.

It's simply a very romantic place. Just one look at any of those streets, and you couldn't be anywhere else - it's so beautiful, and there's that location, and the sense of the free spirit. Who couldn't become ravenous in such a place?

...the waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended.

The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.

You are the butter to my bread,and the breath to my life

I believe in red meat. I often said: red meat and gin.

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