Julia Child

“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces, just good food from fresh ingredients.”

“In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.”

“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.”

“If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.”

“You learn to cook so that you don’t have to be a slave to recipes. You get what’s in season and you know what to do with it.”

“It’s so beautifully arranged on the plate, you know someone’s fingers have been all over it.”

“I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.”

“I think one of the terrible things today is that people have this deathly fear of food: fear of eggs, say, or fear of butter. Most doctors feel that you can have a little bit of everything.”