Food Quotes by Brian O'Reilly

19 Food quotes by Brian O'Reilly

Brian O'Reilly’s nineteen entries paint a lively picture of his food philosophy. Whether he’s musing on flavors or the act of cooking, the selection gives readers a solid feel for his voice without overwhelming detail.

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

“The power of food is only second to sex.”

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“She made her aubergine napoleons, a beautifully layered dish of smoked mozzarella paired with a nutty, millet flour-coated, sautéed eggplant, finished lightly…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“She dipped a clean pinkie into the hollandaise in the bowl. It coated her finger like a sheath of yellow velvet. Despite…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Angelina went into the kitchen, her only hope of sanctuary, and started building a couple of sandwiches. She toasted some Italian sandwich…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“As far as the guys were concerned, the storm clouds had miraculously been lifted as unexpectedly as they had gathered, and much…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“The red gravy was the starting point- sauce 'tomate' to her mom, the mother sauce. She grabbed a big yellow onion, two…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Angelina, I adore you...," crooned Louis. Then the New Orleans Gang picked up the beat and King Louis sang, "I eat antipasto…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Soon, things were heating up in the kitchen. The first course was a variation on a French recipe that had been around…

Brian O'Reilly

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

Image

“She always had a big pot of oatmeal going on the stove and was happy to whip up a short stack of…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“The next day, Angelina was tending a fresh pot of red gravy on the stove. She was going to make Veal Parmigiana…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Tina, who clearly had it in mind to dazzle her new husband in the kitchen, wanted desperately to learn the secrets of…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“She decided to start them off with a Sweet Corn Bisque with Crab "Souffle." The pureed texture of this deeply penetrating soup…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“To begin with, she would focus on tried-and-true dishes that she loved to make and which she knew would turn a profit.…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“She'd decided on a recipe for that evening's dinner that her father used to love- veal braciole with a piccata sauce. It…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Gia turned on the burner and reached for a saucepan. She lightly crushed two cloves of garlic with the side of a…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Angelina simmered the veal shanks all afternoon in homemade chicken stock and vermouth, with shallots, garlic, and dried herbs. She made fresh…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Downstairs, Angelina rummaged through Mrs. Capuccio's refrigerator and found some pumpernickel bread, the end of a smoked pork roast, and a half…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Next, 'baccala marechiara,' codfish with a sauce of tomatoes, capers, olives, garlic, and parsley, a lighter version of her puttanesca. She laid…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

Other authors on Food

More by Brian O'Reilly

“Next, 'baccala marechiara,' codfish with a sauce of tomatoes, capers, olives, garlic, and parsley, a lighter version of her puttanesca. She laid out fresh…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“You have my baccala?" asked Angelina. "Baccala, that's the salt fish, 'cause God's Word gives a flavor to the world." Each of the fishes…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“The red gravy was the starting point- sauce 'tomate' to her mom, the mother sauce. She grabbed a big yellow onion, two ribs of…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“As he talked, Pepino roughly diced a concasse into a stainless steel bowl, deftly peeling and deseeding three small, vine-ripened tomatoes in a blink…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Angelina went into the kitchen, her only hope of sanctuary, and started building a couple of sandwiches. She toasted some Italian sandwich bread, cooked…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“She'd decided on a recipe for that evening's dinner that her father used to love- veal braciole with a piccata sauce. It was thinly…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“When she'd come down to the kitchen after her shower, she'd deliberately left the lights off. She liked the way the cake looked in…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“She always had a big pot of oatmeal going on the stove and was happy to whip up a short stack of pancakes at…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Angelina wanted to start them off with a soup, one that would contrast nicely with the veal. She decided on her Mint Sweet Potato…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“She dipped a clean pinkie into the hollandaise in the bowl. It coated her finger like a sheath of yellow velvet. Despite her nerves,…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Gia turned on the burner and reached for a saucepan. She lightly crushed two cloves of garlic with the side of a knife, then…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“It was a monumental 'croquembouche,' a classically French, intricately crafted tower of individual profiteroles, each thinly crusted with hard-crack sugar, filled with pastry cream,…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“The power of food is only second to sex.”

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Downstairs, Angelina rummaged through Mrs. Capuccio's refrigerator and found some pumpernickel bread, the end of a smoked pork roast, and a half a pound…

Brian O'Reilly

Image

“Soon, things were heating up in the kitchen. The first course was a variation on a French recipe that had been around since Escoffier,…

Brian O'Reilly

Image