I Never Spoke About Politics, With The

Jeff Smith Was The Julia Child Of My Generation. When His Television Show, 'the Frugal Gourmet,' Made Its Debut On Pbs In The 1980s, It Conveyed Such Genuine Enthusiasm For Cooking That I Was Moved For The First Time To Slap Down Cold Cash For A Collection Of Recipes.

Seriously. I'm Not Very Bright, And It Takes A Lot For Me To Get A Concept - To Really Get A Concept. To Get It Enough That It Becomes Part Of Me. But When It Happens I Get Real Excited About It

Believe Me, A Grain Is A Terrible Thing To Waste.

My First Book Is Really About Heat. That Book, For Me, Was An Exploration Of Heat As Ingredient. Why We Don't Talk About Heat As An Ingredient, I Don't Quite Understand, Because It Is The Common Ingredient To All Cooking Processes.

I Have Nothing But Sympathy For The People Who Are Forced To Work With Me. I'm Better Now At Picking Out Those That Want To Play That Game With Me, And Those That Don't.