Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.

Eating is the secret to good cooking.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

We ought to enjoy our food, we ought to take time and care and prepare it correctly, and we ought to have fun doing it and make it a communal event.

My father was in real estate, banking, and land management. As family life, it was very conventional, happy, and comfortable. We weren't wealthy, but we were well-off.

One of the important requirements for learning how to cook is that you also learn how to eat.

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.