I Cooked At The White House For

Cooking Is The Art Of Adjustment.

Probably A Mistake, You Know, That People Make In America, To Think That All Great Chefs Are A Male... I'm Still The Only Male In The Family Who Went Into That Business.

I Tell A Student That The Most Important Class You Can Take Is Technique. A Great Chef Is First A Great Technician. 'if You Are A Jeweler, Or A Surgeon Or A Cook, You Have To Know The Trade In Your Hand. You Have To Learn The Process. You Learn It Through Endless Repetition Until It Belongs To You.

One Of The Biggest Problems With Young Chefs Is Too Much Addition To The Plate. You Put Cilantro And Then Tarragon And Then Olive Oil And Then Walnut Oil Or Whatever. It's Too Much.

This Is What A Family Is All About - One Another, Sitting Around The Table At Night. And It's Very, Very Important, I Think, For The Kid To Spend Time Not Only Around The Table Eating With Their Parents, But In The Kitchen.