If You're Afraid Of Butter, Use Cream.

It Is The Americans Who Have Managed To Crown Minced Beef As Hamburger, And To Send It Round The World So That Even The Fussy French Have Taken To Le Boeuf Hache, Le Hambourgaire.

You'll Never Know Everything About Anything, Especially Something You Love.

In France Cooking Is A Serious Art Form And A National Sport. I Think The French Enjoy The Complication Of The Art Form And The Cooking For Cooking's Sake. You Can Talk With A Concierge Or Police Officer About Food In France As A General Rule. It Is Not The General Rule Here. Classical Cuisine, Which I Hope We Are Going Back To, Means Certain Ways Of Doing Things And Certain Ways Of Not Doing Things. If You Know Classical French Cooking You Can Do Anything. If You Don't Know The Basics, You Turn Out Slop.

The Shellfish Thing Is Very Scary. You Have To Know The People You Buy From And Exactly Where Their Wholesalers Are Getting The Fish From.

Personally, I Don't Think Pure Vegetarianism Is A Healthy Lifestyle. I've Often Wondered To Myself: Does A Vegetarian Look Forward To Dinner, Ever?