Food Quotes · Page 498

At school, I was brought up on revolting food - sausages, sausages and Spam - but at home, I had the most…

— David Blunkett

'Man cave' seems retrograde, but 'she shed' seems progressive. Or maybe it's just a place for me to eat embarrassing amounts of…

— Faith Salie

One can watch hours and hours of TV without actually losing interest, but, as with Chinese food, one is rarely left with…

— Frederic Raphael

Some days, just occasionally, when I've had just one too many chickpeas, drizzles of olive oil or chunks of feta, I crave…

— Yotam Ottolenghi

“We would have fed the world if we hadn't been throwing away food in the gap between the rich and the poor.”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes

— Anonymous

I knew nothing about nutrition until 1982. I had a big turnaround that year and never looked back.

— Skip Bayless

So long as even a single dog in my country is without food, my whole religion will be to feed it.

— Swami Vivekananda

I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show…

— Alton Brown

I was born in California, raised a vegetarian, and love science fiction, so don't tell me how I need to be in…

— Aisha Tyler

“We have a predator that came from the depths of the cosmos and took over the rule of our lives. Human beings…

— Carlos Castaneda

I did a show a long, long time ago called 'Cooking Mexican'. It was a studio show as opposed to on-location like…

— Rick Bayless

We have to understand that we want to pay the farmers the real price for the food that they produce. It won't…

— Alice Waters

I wasn’t a fabulous cook. I didn’t have a boyfriend, much less a husband. And I wasn’t a big financial success. I…

— Janet Evanovich

So, basically, my view is I don't want to support the exploitation of animals, and within reason, I will do what I…

— Peter Singer

“compatriots needed to weave into the social fabric bakeries close to home or bread trucks that deliver; like a sort of societal…

— Steven Laurence Kaplan

After eating chocolate you feel godlike, as though you can conquer enemies, lead armies, entice lovers.

— Emily Luchetti

We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and agriculture.

— Alice Waters

Salt represents the civilized: it requires know-how to get it, and a sophisticated combination of cooking and spoilt, jaded appetites to need…

— Margaret Visser

You are offered a piece of bread and butter that feels like a damp handkerchief and sometimes, when cucumber is added to…

— Compton Mackenzie

“... jealousy wasn't a spice to me then. It was the whole meal and I was gagging it down.”

— Holly Black

I'm about 90 percent vegan. I think veganism is really well suited for training, at least for me anyway.

— Alanis Morissette

I am disciplined and tend to stick to my workout regime and eating habit and adhere to them strictly.

— Lara Dutta

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside

— Mark Twain

With my time in the limelight, I regret that I didnt use it more to push vegetarianism. I support vegetarian options in…

— Bernhard Goetz

I adore recipes that make use of one cut of meat or a whole animal to create a complex dish, loaded with…

— Yotam Ottolenghi

“Cooking is the transformation of uncertainty (the recipe) into certainty (the dish) via fuss.”

— Julian Barnes

Being in compliance with industry standards is less than 5 percent of what companies need to do to make food safe. Company…

— Steve Ells

I'm married to a health-conscious American. I try to eat well, but definitely, as an Australian, you have some of the red…

— James P. Gorman

“Be pompous, obese, and eat cactus Be dull and boring and omnipresent Criticize things you don't know about Be oblong and have…

— Steve Martin

“Certainly no one on-site asked for my opinion, but I have always felt there should be no leftovers. It's untidy, and it…

— Jeff Lindsay

[My favorite dish to cook] is fried chicken, and by the way I'm good at it, too. I make really good fried…

— Condoleezza Rice

Urfa chillies are a Turkish variety that are mild on heat but big on aroma. They're sweet, smoky, a lovely dark red,…

— Yotam Ottolenghi

I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.

— Iman Abdulmajid

I love Indian food - it's my favourite cuisine. I love the mixture of spices and the subtle flavours. It's really erotic;…

— Joe Perry

There's a lot of processed food in America and I know that can make some tourists who're used to fresh food feel…

— Wolfgang Puck

As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese,…

— Martin Yan

“We have to remember that not every action taken to solve a problem will be free of unforeseen consequences. No matter how…

— Rachel Fischer

When people compliment my cooking, it's like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it's great to be known for…

— Trisha Yearwood

But without a need, even the finest piece of beef is merely a piece of dead bull is it not?

— Chris Murray