Friday, August 18, 2006

Rumination

"I admire any cook. I admire anybody that goes into a kitchen... You know who I admire? I admire the cooks that'll walk into a kitchen without a recipe, looking at what's in the refrigerator and make dinner. And I admire anyone that will cook and invite you into their home and be gracious enough to serve you food. We have forgotten what an act of generosity that is, to simply be fed. Any cook that does that is to be admired. Otherwise, I am as happy with a hamburger as I am foie gras. Actually happier. I'd rather have the hamburger. A good cheeseburger is by far superior. A decent pizza beats the pants off a cassoulet in my book. That's where I'm from. I'm not French."

-Alton Brown

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