Life Itself Is The Proper Binge.

Ye Gods! But You're Not Standing Around Holding It By The Hand All This Time. No. [...] [t]he Dough Takes Care Of Itself. [...] While You Cannot Speed Up The Process, You Can Slow It Down At Any Point By Setting The Dough In A Cooler Place [...] Then Continue Where You Left Off, When You Are Ready To Do So. In Other Words, You Are The Boss Of That Dough.

We Should Enjoy Food And Have Fun. It Is One Of The Simplest And Nicest Pleasures In Life.

The More Experience You Have, The More Interesting Cooking Is Because You Know What Can Happen To The Food. In The Beginning You Can Look At A Chicken And It Doesn't Mean Much, But Once You Have Done Some Cooking You Can See In That Chicken A Parade Of Things You Will Be Able To Create.

Drama Is Very Important In Life: You Have To Come On With A Bang. You Never Want To Go Out With A Whimper. Everything Can Have Drama If It's Done Right. Even A Pancake.

In France, Cooking Is A Serious Art Form And A National Sport.