“My mother was an enthusiastic chef but wildly disorganized, and often ...” — Janet Fitch Quote

“My mother was an enthusiastic chef but wildly disorganized, and often preferred purchasing yet another jar of mace or chili powder rather than having to hunt down its last incarnation.”

“I write every day, including weekends. For writers, there are no weekends. It's just that your family is around, looking mournful, wondering when you're going to pay attention to them.”

“When you have success, people think you know what you're doing, and you start to agree with them, you think you can conquer the world. But you go from grandiosity to panic.”

“'Top Chef' is a very smooth-running machine. All the people working there are incredibly professional and absolutely at the top of their game.”

“The first thing I wanted to be growing up was a solicitor, because all the people around me needed solicitors! But I never really followed it up. Then I wanted to be a dessert chef because I liked the presentation.”

“I also want to go to an Italian island and do cuisine properly with some famous Italian chef and, like, his mother.”