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“Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.”
― Mastering the Art of French Cooking
― Mastering the Art of French Cooking
“We ate the lunch with painful politeness and avoided discussing its taste. I made sure not to apologize for it. This was a rule of mine.
I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make...
Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is vile,...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile- and learn from her mistakes.”
― My Life in France
I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make...
Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is vile,...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile- and learn from her mistakes.”
― My Life in France
“There are only four great arts: music, painting, sculpture, and ornamental pastry- architecture being perhaps the least banal derivative of the latter.”
― My Life in France
― My Life in France
“Bon Appétit”
― My Life in France
― My Life in France
“But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on.”
― My Life in France
― My Life in France
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Art, Cookbooks, Cooking, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, Historical fiction, Music, Non-fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Thriller, and Young-adult
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