The delicate sweetness of just-picked vegetables is always worth savoring.
Good bread and good butter go together. They are one of the perfect marriages in gastronomy, and they never fail to cheer me.
When we sit at the table, there is more going on than satisfying hunger. It is sad to think of those who eat simply to satisfy their hunger and who do not permit themselves to linger under the many spells offered by a good meal - the satisfaction of our hearts, our minds and our spirits.
I enjoy domestic life. Cooking gives me great pleasure, especially if I can chop vegetables slowly and think about what I'm doing and dream a little about this and that.
There is a particular hapiness in giving a man whom you like very much, good food that you have cooked yourself.
If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it's not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others - it's the same with music.
I loved the experience of going to the farmers' market, seeing where your food is grown, turning it into something delicious.
I love it when someone tries a recipe of mine and posts a picture of the finished product. Completely rewarding. It makes my day every time.
Fear of carbs, of gluten, of everything - we've distanced ourselves from the beauty of food, the art of it. It makes me sad when people say, 'Oh, I don't eat gluten. I don't eat cheese. I don't eat this. So I eat cardboard.'
Chocolate cake is the bomb!
I love watching people enjoying food. It's very relaxing for me to cook.
As a chef, I got into this because I love the creative energy and I love the science, but I also love to feed people and make them happy.
Cooking is not about convenience and it's not about shortcuts. Our hunger for the twenty-minute gourmet meal, for one-pot ease and prewashed, precut ingredients has severed our lifeline to the satisfactions of cooking. Take your time. Take a long time. Move slowly and deliberately and with great attention.
Eating has to be fun.
People who love to eat are always the best people.
I live in a world where I want everyone to be able to put beurre blanc on the table for dinner.
Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.
The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.
I have an impressionable palate. A well-worded menu or beautifully presented dish excites me. I get a great deal of pleasure just thinking about food.
Making pizza is a great job. All that kneading the dough - everything to do with cooking is wonderful, sensual.
I love cooking. People seem to enjoy my food, but I absolutely love it. I'm one of those people who will buy a cookery book and take it to bed and read it.
I actually live to eat.
The spirit of pickling is one of adventure and fun.
My day job may be exhausting, but cooking is my peace. My dream is to have a big family with lots of grandkids. And we'll get together every Sunday for a hearty dinner at our house, and we'll all live in flavorful bliss, happily ever after.
Food can offer a moment of pure emotional pleasure in an otherwise hard and difficult world.
