Since the pleasure of most foods is in the first few bites, eat one thing on your plate at a time, at least at the start of the meal when you can concentrate and enjoy the full flavors.

I love my kitchen. For Manhattan, I have a rather decent-size kitchen, and it has an opening that gives out to the dining room, which has a window with a view of the city and in the distance the Statue of Liberty.

You and I don't have the same genetics, we don't live in the same places, but we can have the same basic attitude - being comfortable in our skin.

I cannot live without flowers everywhere. I grew up having a big garden, the size of a city block, in Rombas.

I am a believer in change peu a` peu (little by little) since drastic changes, including lots of changes made all at once, are often the sort of modifications that don't stick.

Intelligence, knowledge or experience are important and might get you a job, but strong communication skills are what will get you promoted.

When I grew up in France, I was a normal size. And then I came to the United States and I gained 20 pounds.