The motto of West African cooking is that if the food doesn't set fire to the tablecloth the cook is being stingy… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
Poultry is for the cook what canvas is for a painter, or the cap of Fortunatus for a conjurer. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Copy Share Image
Cooking may be a creative art, but it's also a wonderful full-time hobby. — Julia Child Copy Share Image
Food-what is chosen from the possibilities available, how it is presented, how it is eaten, with whom and when, and how much… — Margaret Visser Copy Share Image
“As he talked, Pepino roughly diced a concasse into a stainless steel bowl, deftly peeling and deseeding three small, vine-ripened tomatoes in… — Brian O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Important thing is not the me that's lying here, but the me that's sitting on the edge of the bed looking back… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“In Edinburgh, the hoşaf, taking its name from the Persian, meaning 'delightful water', because that is exactly what it is, bubbles on.… — Caroline Eden Copy Share Image
Cooking requires time, effort and fuel: increasing numbers of people I've visited can't even afford to turn on the kettle for a… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
I am actually really boring and I lead a quiet life. I love being at home, cooking for my boys, watching movies… — Patsy Kensit Copy Share Image
My nanna was an extraordinary lady, and a good old-fashioned cook. She'd just be pottering around, cooking dinner for 25 people on… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Cooking is a holistic process of planning, preparing, dining and sharing food. I place food at the center of our humanity, as… — Eric Ripert Copy Share Image
Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet. — Julia Child Copy Share Image
The food here is so tasteless you could eat a meal of it and belch and it wouldn't remind you of anything. — Redd Foxx Copy Share Image
“I turned from my window. Suddenly it seemed odd for my neighbors on both sides to have visitors while I had none.… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
I wonder if I love the communal act of eating so much because throughout my childhood, with four older brothers and a… — Thomas Keller Copy Share Image
One of the reasons we eat fast food is that we don't have to cook fast food. We are out-sourcing cooking to… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
There is no intrinsic reason African countries should be importing, rather than exporting, basic staples like rice or higher value products like… — Arancha Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Wrap fish fillets, sliced veggies, and other quick-cooking items inside foil packets with bundles of fresh herbs and throw them directly on… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
At my age the bones are water in the morning until food is given them. — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
One pillar of my cooking is that salad dressing is sacred and that you always make it with the most delicious oil… — Samin Nosrat Copy Share Image
