I'm Not Much Of A Drinker. I'm

Sometimes It's Good Just To Be Seduced By The Particular Cheeses Spread Out In Front Of You On A Cheese Counter.

I Am Not A Chef. I Am Not Even A Trained Or Professional Cook. My Qualification Is As An Eater.

It S Easier To Impress Someone Than To Give Them Pleasure.

But I Do Think That Women Who Spend All Their Lives On A Diet Probably Have A Miserable Sex Life: If Your Body Is The Enemy, How Can You Relax And Take Pleasure? Everything Is About Control, Rather Than Relaxing, About Holding Everything In.

It's True That I Wouldn't Have Written The First Book Had My Sister And Mother Been Alive. It Was My Way Of Continuing Our Conversation. It's Also This Jewish Thing Of Naming And Remembering People, And I Think There Is A Sense Of Keeping That Side Of Life Going.