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“Young writers often suppose that style is a garnish for the meat of prose, a sauce by which a dull dish is made palatable.…

— William Strunk Jr. E.B. White

Great cooking is about being inspired by the simple things around you - fresh markets, various spices. It doesn't necessarily have to look fancy.

— G. Garvin

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their…

— Anonymous

But some of us are beginning to pull well away, in our irritation, from...the exquisite tasters, the vintage snobs, the three-star Michelin gourmets. There…

— J. B. Priestley

“Good food depends as largely upon the judgment of the cook, as upon the materials used. These recipes and Household Hints are written very…

— Lydia Maria Gurney

“Good food depends as largely upon the judgment of the cook, as upon the materials used. These recipes and Household Hints are written very…

— Lydia Maria Gurney

Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: All good cooks, like all great artists, must have an audience worth cooking for.

— Andre Simon

Despite the best efforts of critics and the hopes of authors, our tastes in books are probably as inherent & unbudgeable as those in food.

— Alain de Botton

Unformed people delight in the gaudy and in novelty. Cooked people delight in the ordinary.

— Erik Naggum

“Good food depends as largely upon the judgment of the cook, as upon the materials used. These recipes and Household Hints are written very…

— Lydia Maria Gurney

A mullet is something that takes time and effort.

— Chris Long

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

— Julia Child