Nothing is quite as intoxicating as the smell of bacon frying in the morning, save perhaps the smell of coffee brewing..

The roe of the Russian sturgeon has probably been present at more important international affairs than have all the Russian dignitaries of history co….

In a house without a genuine kitchen, one of the delights of growing up is lost..

If you have never tasted a braised vegetable, you'll find it is a revelation..

Too many simple green salads suffer from a lack of imagination..

I've long said that if I were about to be executed and were given a choice of my last meal, it would be bacon and eggs. There are few sights that app….

Goodness, how much there is to learn about food!.

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch..

The kitchen, reasonably enough, was the scene of my first gastronomic adventure. I was on all fours. I crawled into the vegetable bin, settled on a g….

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around..

I'm really enamored of the potato in all its guises..

It's foolish to go through life bemoaning the fact that you can't have this or that. Twaddle! You can omit certain foods and still enjoy eating..

Too few people understand a really good sandwich..

I don't like gourmet cooking or 'this' cooking or 'that' cooking. I like good cooking..

The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it..

The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it… If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you….

Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts..

When you cook, you never stop learning. That's the fascination of it all..

The only thing that will make a souffle fall is if it knows you're afraid of it..

I have had, in my time, memorable meals of scrambled eggs with fresh truffles, scrambled eggs with caviar and other glamorous things, but to me, ther….

Hands are our earliest tools. Cooking starts with the hands which are so sensitive that when they touch something they transmit messages to your brai….