After 45 Years Of Marriage, When I

You Can't Escape The Taste Of The Food You Had As A Child. In Times Of Stress, What Do You Dream About? Your Mother's Clam Chowder. It's Security, Comfort. It Brings You Home.

I Tell A Student That The Most Important Class You Can Take Is Technique. A Great Chef Is First A Great Technician. 'if You Are A Jeweler, Or A Surgeon Or A Cook, You Have To Know The Trade In Your Hand. You Have To Learn The Process. You Learn It Through Endless Repetition Until It Belongs To You.

Basically, I Go To The Local Farmer's Market And Decide To What To Cook Then, Depending On What I Find. Either My Wife Or I Cook, And We Usually Finish A Bottle Or Two Of Wine By The Time We Are Done Cooking And Eating.

It's More Useful To Have Knowledge About Cuts Of Meat Than A Lot Of Money.

Just Because I Am A Chef Doesn't Mean I Don't Rely On Fast Recipes. Indeed, We All Have Moments When, Pressed For Time, We'll Use A Can Of Tuna And A Tomato For A First Course. It's A Question Of Choosing The Right Recipes For The Rest Of The Menu.