My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.

My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.

I myself spent hours in the Columbia library as intimidated and embarrassed as a famished gourmet invited to a dream read more

I myself spent hours in the Columbia library as intimidated and embarrassed as a famished gourmet invited to a dream restaurant where every dish from all the world's cuisines, past and present, was available on request.

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.

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor

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.

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

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.

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.