b'There is more to cooking food than just a recipe.It is a state of mind, a wish of the heart. It is an extension of all that is best about us and all that can be accomplished in spite of lifes challenges. A great bottle of wine without great food is a waste of time. Beautiful-looking food with no flavor is a lie.I cook because my heart needs to sing.I cook because when I eat something I made, it has to taste like the passion I feel for life.I cook because when I see people eating my food and smiling, I know that, at that moment, I mean something in the grand scheme of life.'