I don't think you could have a 7 with a manual. But I can't see having a BMW sports sedan without a manual.

I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories.

And don't forget music - music in the kitchen is an essential ingredient!

Whether it's destiny or fate or whatever, I don't think I could do a French Laundry anywhere else.

Some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. Many haven't.

A cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn't be a blueprint. It should be more inspirational; it should be a guide.

We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am.