My Extravagance Is My Garden

My Mother Would Never Let Me In The Kitchen. I Always Wanted To Cook, But I Was Never Allowed To. Her View Of The World Was, "cooking Is My Job, And Studying Is Your Job." I Think, In Retrospect, She Didn't Like The Chaos. She Was Very Orderly. It Had To Be Her Way.

Every Once In A While, A Cookbook Comes Along That Simply Knocks Me Out.

When I Thought My Professional Career Was Over, It Hadn't Even Started Yet.

Food Is Not About Impressing People. It's About Making Them Feel Comfortable.

I Don't Like Sitting At A Table That's Too Large, Where Everyone Is Too Far Apart. That's A Party Killer.