There Are Reasons, And Then

Noncooks Think It's Silly To Invest Two Hours' Work In Two Minutes' Enjoyment; But If Cooking Is Evanescent, So Is The Ballet.

We Are So Bemused By Our Own Petard, That We Are Unable To Look At Things Objectively.

I Had My First French Meal And I Never Got Over It. It Was Just Marvelous. We Had Oysters And A Lovely Dry White Wine. And Then We Had One Of Those Lovely Scalloped Dishes And The Lovely, Creamery Buttery Sauce. Then We Had A Roast Duck And I Don't Know What Else.

Just Speak Very Loudly And Quickly, And State Your Position With Utter Conviction, As The French Do, And You'll Have A Marvelous Time!

Of Course I Made Many Boo-boos. At First This Broke My Heart, But Then I Came To Understand That Learning How To Fix One's Mistakes, Or Live With Them, Was An Important Part Of Becoming A Cook.