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"But there's always a Mass. It's not a formal Mass at all. We're sitting around her dining room table with wine and Eucharist and holding hands. It's very informal and small, but to me that's a wonderful way to have Mass."
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"The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!"
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"It is giving me a great satisfaction, because I had the notion that we could make great wines equal to the greatest wines in the world, and everybody said it was impossible."
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"The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build."


"I hope the cooks who are working for me now are getting that kind of experience so they can use what they're learning now as a foundation for a great career."


"Hopefully, imparting what's important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together."


"Let's face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the same staff, if the only thing that's different between you and me is the products we can get, and I can get a better product than you, I'm going to be a better chef."


"Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore."


"In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships."
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