“Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.”

“You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.”

“Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.”

“Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again”

“You are the butter to my bread,and the breath to my life”

“You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.”

“Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.”