People said that there is no such profession as gastronomy. I proved that there is.

I have trouble with toast. Toast is very difficult. You have to watch it all the time or it burns up.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

Noodles are not only amusing, but delicious.

My idea is if you read one of my recipes, you really know how to do it.

I’d like to free people from slavish dependency on recipes to the freedom of knowing the basics.

Food labels that say "no fat, no cholesterol" might as well say "no taste, no fun."

I’m a card-carrying carnivore. I’ve got to keep my strength up.

Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

Cooking is not a chore, it is a joy.

The tomato hides its griefs. Internal damage is hard to spot.

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.

Of course, you can buy a ready-made pie shell, but it's a shame not to have the know-how yourself.

I like beer.

The more you know, the more you can create.