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Vegetables To Me Are - I Don't Want To Say The Most Exciting Part Of Cooking, But Certainly A Very Exciting Part Of Cooking, Because They Continue To Change. They Come Into Season And They Go Through Different Phases.

You Don't Know When Inspiration Is Going To Come. But You Have To Be Aware Of What's Going On Around You, So That At Any Moment, When Inspiration Happens, You're Ready For It And You Interpret It.

Let's Face It: If You And I Have The Same Capabilities, The Same Energy, The Same Staff, If The Only Thing That's Different Between You And Me Is The Products We Can Get, And I Can Get A Better Product Than You, I'm Going To Be A Better Chef.

I Didnt Want To Be Encumbered By What Anyone Elses Abilities Were, Their Equipment Or Environment Or Their Ability To Get Certain Products.

One Of The Problems With Writing A Cookbook Is That Recipes Exist In The Moment.