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- "A cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn't be a blueprint. It should be more ..."
- "A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time. "
- "Also, it's more healthy - in the Japanese way - to extend the meal for ..."
- "But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger; they ..."
- "But the project, from beginning to end, was a little over two years, from the ..."
- "Food should be fun. "
- "For me, that's one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday ..."
- "Hopefully, imparting what's important to me, respect for the food and that information about the ..."
- "I didn't want to be encumbered by what anyone else's abilities were, their equipment or ..."
- "I drank more wine when I wasn't working as much, to be honest. "
- "I have no formal culinary training, right. "
- "I hope the cooks who are working for me now are getting that kind of ..."
- "I like to drink young wines, wines which are robust and have a lot of ..."
- "I think every young cook wants to write a book. "
- "I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great ..."
- "I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes ..."
- "In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships. "
- "It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which ..."
- "It wasn't until 1977 when I met Roland Henin, who became my mentor, more or ..."
- "It's one thing you aspire to: someday, you'll be able to write a book. "
- "Let's face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the ..."
- "My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories. "
- "My favorite wines are Zinfandels. "
- "No, it's funny, when I eat out it's not typically in the kind of restaurants ..."
- "Now the restaurants have begun to catch up with the wine-making; there are numerous great ..."
- "Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French ..."
- "One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment. "
- "Resourcing is a key element. "
- "Restaurants like the French Laundry can be very intimidating for a lot of people. "
- "Some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. Many haven't. "
- "The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to ..."
- "The final menu is printed at four o'clock. Up until that point, we can make ..."
- "The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in. "
- "The lemon tart, for instance: I've been doing the same lemon tart for fifteen years. ..."
- "Then, as the day progresses, depending on how the product is coming in - for ..."
- "They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get ..."
- "We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what ..."
- "We rely on our purveyors to tell us what's available and what's good. "
- "We're always trying to make it better. "
- "Well, it took me twenty-seven years, as long as I've been cooking. "
- "When I go out to eat, it's usually something moderate in style. "
