"I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pic..." — Julia Child

I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right.

As a girl, I had zero interest in the stove. I've always had a healthy appetite, especially for the wonderful meat and the fresh produce of California, but I was never encouraged to cook and just didn't see the point in it.

I fell in love with the public, the public fell in love with me, and I tried to keep it that way.

I wouldn't keep him around long if I didn't feed him well.