The Turkey - My Number One Thing

My First Book Is Really About Heat. That Book, For Me, Was An Exploration Of Heat As Ingredient. Why We Don't Talk About Heat As An Ingredient, I Don't Quite Understand, Because It Is The Common Ingredient To All Cooking Processes.

I Love Poking Fun At Myself. I Have A Rather Mean Sense Of Humor.

Wine Is Like Women. It Tempts You; It Comforts You; It Confuses You And Can Even Turn On You When You Least Expect It. It Can Be Your Friend One Day And Your Enemy The Next.

You Know Most Of The Food That Americans Hold So Dear - Things Like Hamburgers And Hot Dogs - Were Road Food, But Even Before They Were Road Food, They Were Peasant Food.

Slicing A Warm Slab Of Bacon Is A Lot Like Giving A Ferret A Shave. No Matter How Careful You Are, Somebody's Going To Get Hurt.