I think that's the important thing - being aware of that inspiration and being able to interpret it into something that's meaningful for you.

For me, thats one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.

When I go out to eat, it's usually something moderate in style.

I think if you can take one or two things from a cookbook, it's successful.

They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get it to me, and they know how to communicate with me if for some reason they can't get it.

I like to drink young wines, wines which are robust and have a lot of forward fruit to them.

Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore.