Some Of The Recipes In The Book

Repetition Is The Mother Of Perfection. If There Is True Perfection, It's About Doing Something Over And Over Again. I Truly Think That If Somebody Does A Recipe They've Never Done Before And Gets It Right, They're Probably More Lucky Than They Are Talented.

A Kaiseki Meal Is Like That, Very Small Courses Over A Long Period Of Time.

I Believe Fernand Point Is One Of The Last True Gourmands Of The 20th Century. His Ruminations Are Extraordinary And Thought-provoking. He Has Been An Inspiration For Legions Of Chefs.

Good Food Is A Good Trend.

Cooking Is Not About Convenience And It's Not About Shortcuts. Our Hunger For The Twenty-minute Gourmet Meal, For One-pot Ease And Prewashed, Precut Ingredients Has Severed Our Lifeline To The Satisfactions Of Cooking. Take Your Time. Take A Long Time. Move Slowly And Deliberately And With Great Attention.