What you eat and drink is 50 percent of life.

Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the…

— Benjamin Franklin

The more perfect the sight is the more delightful the beautiful object. The more perfect the appetite, the sweeter the food. The more musical…

— Richard Baxter

I enjoy cooking, but stick to modern dishes.

— David Starkey

Give me a platter of choice finnan haddie, freshly cooked in its bath of water and milk, add melted butter, a slice or two…

— Craig Claiborne

A man accustomed to American food and American domestic cookery would not starve to death suddenly in Europe, but I think he would gradually…

— Mark Twain

“In the back of the fridge I checked out some stewed apples destined to fester. I examined them closely and reckoned they had only…

— Helen Brown

My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy.

— Cat Cora

Cooking brings me so much joy. I love everything, down to the execution of the plate to picking out fresh ingredients at the market.…

— Kathryn Budig

Recipes don't work unless you use your heart!

— Dylan Jones

Cooking is 80 percent confidence, a skill best acquired starting from when the apron strings wrap around you twice.

— Barbara Kingsolver

I have a great time cooking and eating Thai green chicken curry.

— Akshay Kumar

There are times when born hollandaise heads, as well as nouveaux turbot freaks and recherche escargotphiles alike crave the saignet abundance of a New…

— Gael Greene

Speaking of trust, ever since I wrote this book, 'Liespotting,' no one wants to meet me in person anymore - no, no, no, no,…

— Pamela Meyer

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

— Gail Simmons

A combination of the qualities of the scholar, the master cook, the painter, the gastronomer, the sportsman and the pantologist, assisted by the skill…

— George Ellwanger