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You Know, When You Get Your First Asparagus, Or Your First Acorn Squash, Or Your First Really Good Tomato Of The Season, Those Are The Moments That Define The Cook's Year. I Get More Excited By That Than Anything Else.

I Put Hibiscus Flower In Every Cup Of Tea I Have. It's Sweet, Sexy, And Cleansing.

It's Fascinating To Travel Around Italy And Realize Just How Many Different Ways They Make Spaghetti.

In Growing Up In Seattle, I Don't Know A Single Family That Didn't Barbecue Or Cook On The Weekends And Make Its Own Kind Of Simple, Pared-down, What I Call Pacific Northwest Cooking.

If You Go To Italy And You Drive From The Airport To The Town, There Isn't 30 Square Feet That Isn't Planted By Someone. Even Next To The Train Tracks, They See The Joy Of The Interaction With The Planet As Integral To The Experience. The Idea That You Can Get Free Arugula Just By Planting Seeds... Because It Will Regrow Itself The Next Year. We've Come A Long Way From Foraging To Now Planting. The Next Step Of That Will Be Continuing That Expansion Of Planting And Really Owning The Crops.