A Kaiseki Meal Is Like That, Very

In Any Restaurant Of This Caliber, The Chefs Are In The Same Position, Building Relationships.

I Wonder If I Love The Communal Act Of Eating So Much Because Throughout My Childhood, With Four Older Brothers And A Mom Who Worked In The Restaurant Business, I Spent A Lot Of Time Fending For Myself, Eating Alone - And Recognizing How Eating Together Made All The Difference.

I Wanted To Write About What We Were Doing At The French Laundry, The Recipes And The Stories.

Once You Understand The Foundations Of Cooking - Whatever Kind You Like, Whether It's French Or Italian Or Japanese - You Really Don't Need A Cookbook Anymore.

When You Acknowledge, As You Must, That There Is No Such Thing As Perfect Food, Only The Idea Of It, Then The Real Purpose Of Striving Toward Perfection Becomes Clear: To Make People Happy, That Is What Cooking Is All About.