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"For me, it was kind of like going into the military or something. And anybody - any male - who has ever worked in a French kitchen knows what I am talking about when I say that."
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"I went into a French restaraunt and asked the waiter, 'Have you got frog's legs?' He said, 'Yes,' so I said, 'Well hop into the kitchen and get me a cheese sandwich.'"
"For me, it was kind of like going into the military or something. And anybody - any male - who has ever worked in a French kitchen knows what I am talking about when I say that."
"I am spoiled, it's true. I don't even know how to use that thing in the kitchen with the burners."
"I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast."
"I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it."
"The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in the dining room is covered with records. I don't have a big enough house to accommodate everything."
"The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It's my way of saying, Don't mess with me."
"Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again."
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