“The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it. … If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen.”
James Beard

“A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. ”
James Beard

Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts!
James Beard