I'm not the type of person to eat big hunks of meat. I think people are starting to realize that great things come in small batches.

Always look for the best ingredients, treat the food you cook with respect, always read the entire recipe first, be organized, and have fun.

Food's delicate. You have to handle it with finesse. You can't just be a big ogre.

I love to roast vegetables - carrots, fennel, and so on. I also love to mash or puree pretty much any vegetable!

I don't think of being a woman in an industry of men. I didn't walk into the kitchen and go, 'Ooh, I'm a girl!' I didn't get into my chosen profession. I wanted to be good at something.

I adore pigs, and I love eating them and cooking them, and I love using the whole animal.

I still worry that I could be better. That's where standards come from, from not wanting to settle. The fear of not being good enough propels you.

At what point is normal natural?

Why does a government agency that has no connection with my community have the right to dictate what is appropriate for it?

Boys always make things more complicated.

The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.

If you want to do something, try it! The worst anyone you ask for help can do is say no.

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

I was surrounded by phonies...They were coming in the goddam window.

L.A is a huge place, literally and metaphorically. Its beauty and horror. Its unconventional history. Its draw and allure. Its diversity and segregation.

I'm not clever enough to be in machinations and real politics.

What makes me happy is just keeping my brain challenged and stimulated and on its toes.