Food, one assumes, provides nourishment; but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to read more

Food, one assumes, provides nourishment; but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to improve its appearance and delay its putrefaction.

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

He was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table.

He was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table.

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the read more

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.

If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking.

I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking.

Nouvelle Cuisine, roughly translated, means: I can't believe I paid ninety-six dollars and I'm still hungry.

Nouvelle Cuisine, roughly translated, means: I can't believe I paid ninety-six dollars and I'm still hungry.

I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking

I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking