I have a very modern way of thinking; the chef is there to lead the team and not just to sit behind the piano.

Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two.

Techniques are not the most difficult to teach. The attitudes chefs take are much more important.

Tasting a dish should be memorable If nothing remains in the memory of a single guest, then I have made a mistake.

Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments.

The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.

Everywhere in the world there are tensions - economic, political, religious. So we need chocolate.

Nowadays, food needs to be healthy, local, sustainable and not filled with too much fat, salt or sugar. It should be slow-cooked and seasonal. That's my vision.

The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.

A man obsessed: obsessed with perfection, sharing, aesthetics, taste, savoir-faire, and much more.

Cuisine has become too complicated - this is about subject, verb, adjective: duck, turnips, sauce.

He hugged her hard. "I love you. My life is so much better with you in it than out of it.

I can smell bullshit from a mile away but it's so much harder to detect when it's around you all day.

Robert De Niro, even though I've been in two other movies with him, I never really got to know him at all. But on this movie ["The Big Wedding"] I did.

I actually believe that a lot of what people call originality has to do with persistence in the craft.

Just as food causes chronic disease, it can be the most powerful cure

I have never been disappointed when I asked in a humble and sincere way for God's help. I pray often. I think I pray more often since January 12th.

What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.

There is absolutely zero chance that ObamaCare will be repealed while Democrats control the Senate and President Obama is in the White House.

It's odd that the word 'atheist' even exist. I don't play golf, is there a word for non-golf players ?

Never measure your life by possessions. Measure it by the hearts you've touched, the smiles you created & the love you shared.