As the days grow short, some faces grow long. But not mine. Every autumn, when the wind turns cold and darkness comes… — Leslie Newman Copy Share Image
I devoured hot-dogs in Baltimore 'way back in 1886, and they were then very far from newfangled...They contained precisely the same rubber,… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
A small amount of wine such as three or four glasses is of benefit for the preservation of the health of human… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard. — Spike Milligan Copy Share Image
As a rule they will refuse even to sample a foreign dish, they regard such things as garlic and olive oil with… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Cake baking has to be, however innocently, one of the great culinary scams: it implies effort, it implies domestic prowess; but believe… — Nigella Lawson Copy Share Image
A recipe is not meant to be followed exactly - it is a canvas on which you can embroider. — Roger Verge Copy Share Image
I don't like to say that my kitchen is a religious place, but I would say that if I were a voodoo… — Pearl Bailey Copy Share Image
My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Don't hit the person across from you with bits of toast, And don't, when dinner is nearly through, say 'Who's the host'… — Cole Porter Copy Share Image
The roe of the Russian sturgeon has probably been present at more important international affairs than have all the Russian dignitaries of… — James Beard Copy Share Image
Good cookery is not an extravagance but an economy, and many a tasty dish is made by our Continental friends out of… — William Booth Copy Share Image
Artichoke: That vegetable of which one has more at the finish than at the start of dinner. — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Take advantage of the gracious condescension of the elegant calf's kidney, multiply its metamorphoses: you can without giving it any offence, call… — Emmanuel des Essarts Copy Share Image
Even just a few spices or ethnic condiments that you can keep in your pantry can turn your mundane dishes into a… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
In case my life should end with the cannibals, I hope they will write on my tombstone, 'We have eaten Dr. Schweitzer.… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
If we breathe the scent of goodly grass, the fragrance of spices, the aroma of good fruits, we pronounce a blessing over… — Shmuel Yosef Agnon Copy Share Image
And Mocha's berry, from Arabia pure, In small fine china cups, came in at last. Gold cups of filigree, made to secure… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
Never trust the food in a restaurant on top of the tallest building in town that spends a lot of time folding… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
The chief requisite for the making of a good chicken pie is chicken; no amount of culinary legerdemain can make up for… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
In the United States all business not transacted over the telephone is accomplished in conjunction with alcohol or food, often under conditions… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us? — Anita Manning Copy Share Image
