After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relatives.
Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.
Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks.

Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with abandon or not at all.
The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is.
Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.
Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.