My mother's blueberry pie from scratch was amazing. I still make it today.

Chestnuts are my favorite ingredient to use in the fall, especially for the holidays. I always find that they are meaty, hearty and have a mysterious refinement when cooked or roasted over sea salt.

Determine who you are and what your brand is, and what youre not. The rest of it is just a lot of noise.

The most important things in life happen over conversations while eating.

I don't enjoy eating humble pie.

I like old fashioned things. We have these old wine buckets at the restaurant and none of them match.

I love hospitality, and I love cooking. The kitchen is where I feel most at ease and where I feel most like myself.

I'll transform anything as long as it's edible.

The worst day is just that I did not enter the culinary world sooner. And the best day was seeing the reaction of my one year old daughter when she tasted her first crisp apple!

A plate of food has to have balance. For example, a mild fish like skate mustnt be overwhelmed by the side dishes. They should have personality and color, but they also have to be subtle.

When I step into the kitchen in the morning, I go for the scrambled eggs with pine nuts and minced lamb. When I finish at night, it is hard to resist the burger.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

I’ve finally figured out a way to stand strong on my own.

What are you doing?" Her voice stammered."Taking Your picture.""Why?" She began to reach for the camera, but he took a step back."Because you're beautiful

When people violate your values, they have excuses for doing so. For instance, they may misconceive your quest for responsiveness as being annoying...

I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little.

When I compare myself, my being-myself, with anything else whatever, all things alike, all in the same degree, rebuff me with blank unlikeness.

Cartooning is for people who can't quite draw and can't quite write. You combine the two half-talents and come up with a career.

Nowadays, an artist is someone who makes art mean the things he does.

Joy is a great purifier. It burns away many polluted currents trying to reach us.

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.