A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.

One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.

The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.

Respect for food is respect for life, for who we are and what we do.

But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger; they make the best fast food hamburgers around.

This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane.

Anyone can make a good roast chicken.