My idea of a good time abroad is to visit someone's house and hang out, poking into their cupboards if they will let me.

The fact is that modern life has deprived us of life's one great luxury: time.

The best way to feel at ease in the kitchen is to learn at someone's knee.

If there is time to reflect, slowing down is likely to be a good idea.

We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us.

I love to eat out, but even more, I love to eat in.