I Would Challenge Any American Cook, Regardless

I Think Tabasco Brings Me Pure Heat And Southern Kind Of Familiarity, Along With The Vinegar And The Barrel-aged Spices.

In Growing Up In Seattle, I Don't Know A Single Family That Didn't Barbecue Or Cook On The Weekends And Make Its Own Kind Of Simple, Pared-down, What I Call Pacific Northwest Cooking.

[if] We Can Celebrate That In A Way That Celebrates Our Love For New England As Well As Our Love For The Italian Culture As Well As The American Culture, Then We've Done Something That's Really Good And Supporting These Fishermen Who Are Doing The Right Thing In Sustainability . . . Paying Attention To Make Sure We Don't Overfish Our World.

Larousse Gastronomique Is A Veritable Dictionary Of Cooking Terms For The French Kitchen. If A Chef Were Allowed Only One Book, This Would Have To Be It.

You Sit Down At Katz's And You Eat The Big Bowl Of Pickles And You're Eating The Pastrami Sandwich, And Halfway Through You Say To Yourself, I Should Really Wrap This Up And Save It For Tomorrow. But The Sandwich Is Calling You: Remember The Taste You Just Had. So Fatty. It's What You Want. It's What You Are! I've Never Gotten Home From Katz's With A Doggie Bag In My Hand. A Pastrami Sandwich At Katz's Is What's Bad And Good About Food. It's The Sacred And The Profane.