“I borrowed a quote from Oscar Wilde and put it at the top of the menu: “To get into the best society nowadays one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people—that is all.”
― The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
― The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”
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“You should never know what you are … or your magic will disappear.”
― Tales of the City
― Tales of the City
“Try arguing the virtues of Nello on chowhound.com, or a similar online meeting ground for knowledgeable food nerds, and prepare to get pilloried.”
― Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
― Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
“To know how to eat well, one must first know how to wait.”
― The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
― The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
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