| Garlic is the ketchup of intellectuals. |
| First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you. |
| He was a bold man that first eat an oyster. |
| Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with abandon or not at all |
| I like to eat a lot of smaller meals throughout the day and then supplement that with three big ones. |
| I don't even drink! I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Every New Year's Eve I try one drink and every time it makes me feel sick. So I don't touch booze - I'm always the designated driver. |
| A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. |
| I carry a flask of whisky in case of snakebite & of course, always carry a small snake. |
| I can make dressing - or stuffing. Y'all call it stuffing up here, we call it dressing down there. It's really good dressing. That family recipe was passed on, and I love to make that. |
| I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook. |