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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…

— Julia Child

“I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make. When one's hostess starts in with self-deprecations…

— Julia Child

“We ate the lunch with painful politeness and avoided discussing its taste. I made sure not to apologize for it. This was a rule…

— Julia Child

“Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed. Eh bien, tant pis. Usually one's…

— Julia Child

Usually, one's cooking is better than one thinks it is.

— Julia Child

When new cooks come to work for me, they obviously make mistakes at the beginning or there's some messiness to the presentation. What I…

— Joel Robuchon

All the goodness of a good egg cannot make up for the badness of a bad one.

— Charles A. Dana

“A good spice often deceives us into thinking that someone is a good cook.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Good food depends as largely upon the judgment of the cook, as upon the materials used. These recipes and Household Hints are written very…

— Lydia Maria Gurney

One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is…

— Julia Child

“You cackle a lot, but don't lay any eggs.”

— Peter St. John

“What took me to cooking was that there was something honest about it,” says David Chang. There is no lying in the kitchen. And…

— Anthony Bourdain