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

Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.

One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is to grin and bear it if it cannot be fixed.

Wine is meant to be with food - that's the point of it.

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

Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one's mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.

Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?