The notion of infinity is our greatest friend; it is also the greatest enemy of our peace of mind.
Tasting a dish should be memorable If nothing remains in the memory of a single guest, then I have made a mistake.
Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two.
Techniques are not the most difficult to teach. The attitudes chefs take are much more important.
Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes-it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments.
Everywhere in the world there are tensions - economic, political, religious. So we need chocolate.
The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.
arrears, n. My faithfulness was as unthinking as your lapse. Of all the things I though would go wrong, I never thought it would be that. "It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.
If my daughter wants to get into this business, I would support that decision. She's going to have a hard time not being in it. She loves food and she's around it all the time.
I was afraid of small spaces and I was afraid of the tree outside my window, and I had all these phobias. I think many kids have those phobias, but I probably had more than most.
Religion is the finger pointing to God. People are too busy licking the finger to notice where it's pointing.