"Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference."
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"Fine # wine is a living liquid ... Its life comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death."
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"I think careful cooking is love, don't you?"
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"I never feel lonely in the kitchen. Food is very friendly."
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"If you're not ready to fail, you're not going to learn how to cook."
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"I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile."
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"I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker."
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"I love root vegetables: carrots, parsnips, and turnips."
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"As you get older, you shouldn't waste time drinking bad wine."
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"With enough butter, anything is good"
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"I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it -- and, more important, I like to give it."
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"I’m awfully sorry for people who are taken in by all of today’s dietary mumbo jumbo. They are not getting any enjoyment out of their food."
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"No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize."
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"In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal."
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"The egg can be your best friend if you just give it the right break"
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"Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again"
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"Just like becoming an expert in wine, you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford."
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"In France cooking is a serious art form and a national sport. I think the French enjoy the complication of the art form and the cooking for cooking's sake. You can talk with a concierge or police officer about food in France as a general rule. It is not the general rule here. Classical cuisine, which I hope we are going back to, means certain ways of doing things and certain ways of not doing things. If you know classical French cooking you can do anything. If you don't know the basics, you turn out slop."
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"Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe."
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"Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added."
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