I Wouldn't Keep Him Around Long If

You Learn To Cook So That You Don't Have To Be A Slave To Recipes. You Get What's In Season And You Know What To Do With It.

In France Cooking Is A Serious Art Form And A National Sport. I Think The French Enjoy The Complication Of The Art Form And The Cooking For Cooking's Sake. You Can Talk With A Concierge Or Police Officer About Food In France As A General Rule. It Is Not The General Rule Here. Classical Cuisine, Which I Hope We Are Going Back To, Means Certain Ways Of Doing Things And Certain Ways Of Not Doing Things. If You Know Classical French Cooking You Can Do Anything. If You Don't Know The Basics, You Turn Out Slop.

Cooking Was Taken With Such Seriousness In France That Even Ordinary Chefs Were Proud Of Their Profession. That's What Appealed To Me.

Upon Reflection, I Decided I Had Three Main Weaknesses: I Was Confused (evidenced By A Lack Of Facts, An Inability To Coordinate My Thoughts, And An Inability To Verbalize My Ideas); I Had A Lack Of Confidence, Which Cause Me To Back Down From Forcefully Stated Positions; And I Was Overly Emotional At The Expense Of Careful, 'scientific' Though. I Was Thirty-seven Years Old And Still Discovering Who I Was.

We Had A Happy Marriage Because We Were Together All The Time. We Were Friends As Well As Husband And Wife. We Just Had A Good Time.