"Well let's face it, who on earth besides antique dealers and gay couples actually still give dinner parties?"

“Good kitchens are not about size; they are about ergonomics and light.”

“I understood that if ever one wanted to live with someone you cooked for them and they came running. But then it is my idea of hell these days, living with someone. The idea of sharing your life with someone is just utterly ghastly. I know why people do it, but it's never a good idea.”

“It is the deep, salty stickiness of food that intrigues me more than any other quality.”

“Almost anything is edible with a dab of French mustard on it.”

“I have never eaten a boiled egg, but I have had a soldier or two.”

“Food has been my career, my hobby, and, it must be said, my escape.”