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

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.

Repetition is the mother of perfection. If there is true perfection, it's about doing something over and over again. I truly think that if somebody does a recipe they've never done before and gets it right, they're probably more lucky than they are talented.

We rely on our purveyors to tell us what's available and what's good.

You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.

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

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