I Never Feel Lonely In The Kitchen.

In France Cooking Is A Serious Art Form And A National Sport. I Think The French Enjoy The Complication Of The Art Form And The Cooking For Cooking's Sake. You Can Talk With A Concierge Or Police Officer About Food In France As A General Rule. It Is Not The General Rule Here. Classical Cuisine, Which I Hope We Are Going Back To, Means Certain Ways Of Doing Things And Certain Ways Of Not Doing Things. If You Know Classical French Cooking You Can Do Anything. If You Don't Know The Basics, You Turn Out Slop.

People Who Are Not Interested In Food Always Seem Rather Dry And Unloving And Don't Have A Real Gusto For Life.

I Think Careful Cooking Is Love, Don't You? The Loveliest Thing You Can Cook For Someone Who's Close To You Is About As Nice A Valentine As You Can Give.

I Was A Romantic, Messy Thinker. I Was Raised With Very Conservative Beliefs, But That Was A Long Time Ago.

A Cookbook Is Only As Good As Its Poorest Recipe.