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title: "1 Cooking Home Quotes By Craig Claiborne"
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> [He was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/he-was-an-innovator-an-experimenter-a-missionary-in-bringing-the/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

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## More by Craig Claiborne

> [Give me a platter of choice finnan haddie, freshly cooked in its bath of water and milk, add melted butter, a slice or two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/give-me-a-platter-of-choice-finnan-haddie-freshly-cooked-in-its-bath/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/there-is-nothing-better-on-a-cold-wintry-day-than-a-properly-made-pot/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [Cooking done with care is an act of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/cooking-done-with-care-is-an-act-of-love/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/physically-he-was-the-connoisseur-s-connoisseur-he-was-a-giant-panda/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [For some obscure reason, some authorities seem bent on making the drinking of wine a ritual more complicated than chess. They have succeeded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/for-some-obscure-reason-some-authorities-seem-bent-on-making-the/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [Nothing rekindles my spirits, gives comfort to my heart and mind, more than a visit to Mississippi... and to be regaled as I often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/nothing-rekindles-my-spirits-gives-comfort-to-my-heart-and-mind-more/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [Man is born to eat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/man-is-born-to-eat/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [I am simply of the opinion that you cannot be taught to write. You have to spend a lifetime in love with words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/i-am-simply-of-the-opinion-that-you-cannot-be-taught-to-write-you/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [When she goes about her kitchen duties, chopping, carving, mixing, whisking, she moves with the grace and precision of a ballet dancer, her fingers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/when-she-goes-about-her-kitchen-duties-chopping-carving-mixing/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [Cooking is at once one of the simplest and most gratifying of the arts, but to cook well one must love and respect food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/cooking-is-at-once-one-of-the-simplest-and-most-gratifying-of-the/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [Almost every profession has an outstanding training ground. The military has West Point, music has Juilliard, and the culinary arts has The Institute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/almost-every-profession-has-an-outstanding-training-ground-the/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [He was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/he-was-an-innovator-an-experimenter-a-missionary-in-bringing-the/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

> [Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-claiborne/cooking-is-at-once-child-s-play-and-adult-joy-and-cooking-done-with/)

[Craig Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-claiborne/)

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