My Father Was In Charge

Noncooks Think It's Silly To Invest Two Hours' Work In Two Minutes' Enjoyment; But If Cooking Is Evanescent, So Is The Ballet.

I Think One Of The Terrible Things Today Is That People Have This Deathly Fear Of Food: Fear Of Eggs, Say, Or Fear Of Butter. Most Doctors Feel That You Can Have A Little Bit Of Everything.

Cooking Is Just As Creative And Imaginative An Activity As Drawing, Or Wood Carving, Or Music. And Cooking Draws Upon Your Every Talent--science, Mathematics, Energy, History, Experience--and The More Experience You Have, The Less Likely Are Your Experiments To End In Drivel And Disaster. The More You Know, The More You Can Create.

Sometimes ... It Takes Me An Entire Day To Write A Recipe, To Communicate It Correctly. It's Really Like Writing A Little Short Story.

Upon Reflection, I Decided I Had Three Main Weaknesses: I Was Confused (evidenced By A Lack Of Facts, An Inability To Coordinate My Thoughts, And An Inability To Verbalize My Ideas); I Had A Lack Of Confidence, Which Cause Me To Back Down From Forcefully Stated Positions; And I Was Overly Emotional At The Expense Of Careful, 'scientific' Though. I Was Thirty-seven Years Old And Still Discovering Who I Was.