“Laos is a country where everything is eaten. When I came back, I would find myself chopping parsley and thinking: 'Why am I throwing these stems away? They're perfectly edible.'”

“The way we live is changing. Each year, our free time shrinks a little more as computers clamor for an increasing percentage of our attention.”

“If you have caviar, the way to eat it is by the spoonful. Don't combine it with shrimp, pomegranate seeds and huitlacoche.”