One does not laugh because one is happy; one is happy because one laughs.

In America, you look at food as bad and guilty. In France, we love food and we enjoy food; food is pleasure.

I would advocate that chocolate be covered by health insurance, but that is admittedly a very French public policy perspective.

Taking care of your mental and physical health is just as important as any career move or responsibility.

Once a day, take some 'Beach Time.'

French women eat and serve what's in season, for maximum flavor and value, and know availability does not equal quality.

French women love to shop and prepare food. They love to talk about what they have bought and made. It's a deeply natural love, but one that is erased in many other cultures. Most French women learn it from their mothers, some from their fathers. But if your parents aren't French, you can still learn it yourself.