I also have a soft spot for spicy chicken wings. They are always best eaten at dives and sports bars, like Wogie's in the West Village, New York City, near my house.

There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

Patience is the secret to good food.

It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, blueberries, spinach... lots of my favorite foods happen to be amazing for skin too.

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.

You don't get second chances in the real world.

Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.

Objection!" Metz shouts.Grounds?" the judge asks.Well...he's my witness!

I will be kind to everybody, particularly to those whom I find troublesome.

There's nothing in the world that breeds success like success.

The purpose of the whole [the Comedy] and of this portion [the Paradiso] is to remove those who are living in this life from the state of wretchedness, and to lead them to the state of blessedness.

Nowadays people sell millions of records that can't sing.

I do not want to believe in God. Therefore I choose to believe in that which I know is scientifically impossible, spontaneous generation leading to evolution.

If I'm not supposed to be awake, why are you here?" I mumbled. "To be the little spoon.

The authors of book reviews would consider themselves dishonored were they to mention, as they should, the subject of the book.

O mischief, thou art swift to enter in the thoughts of desperate men!