I don't believe in low-fat cooking.

And, in a funny way, each death is different and you mourn each death differently and each death brings back the death you mourned earlier and you get into a bit of a pile-up.

And cooking is about balance and harmony.

I do think awful things may happen at any moment, so while they are not happening, you may as well be pleased.

I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst.

I was shy as a child. Now I'm not really shy any more, unless I'm with shy people. I find it contagious and I don't know what to say. But I don't think shyness is something one should feel apologetic about.

I never taste the wine first in restaurants, I just ask the waiter to pour.