Food Quote by Anthony Doerr

“Inside Metro Diner, we grab a table near the back. A waitress who clearly ate a water buffalo for breakfast waddles to our table.”

— Victoria Scott

“At the farm, in our hut, they cooked plain rice porridge and added soy sauce for taste, which nearly rivaled the thrill of drinking…

— Jennifer H. Lau

“carrots, a huge bottle of water, and a bag of coffee”

— Marie Cole

“My meal arrived. It was a bowl of tepid, green curried water with two spinach leaves floating in it. The waiter called it 'vegetable…

— Frank Kusy

“Lunch is served!" I shouted. The brothers wasted no time. Kishan reached for the chicken, and Ren, the cookies. I smacked their hands away…

— Colleen Houck

“Sink,” I mumbled.“What?” the nurse asked.“I think she said ‘drink,’” Preya said.“Sink!” I yelled.They hurried me to the small washing area near the rear…

— Kate Evangelista

“Just outside Dover we stopped at an inn and I snatched a taste of dainty fried fish named smelts, and some herrings served with…

— Martine Bailey

“I looked around and wanted to weep at what I saw. The telephone on the table. A radio. Some fruit in a bowl. The…

— Masaji Ishikawa

“Next he grabs a round yellow thing covered in small bumps. It looks like a strange fruit and I half expect him to squeeze…

— Pittacus Lore

“Flushed with the explosive shit of a sumo wrestler who ate Mexican food.”

— Hillary Frank

“When we were still living at home, all he ever drank was cola, huge amounts of it; he had no problem knocking back an…

— Herman Koch

“Just then, the waiter arrived, wheeling a wooden cart that carried an elaborate silver tray that was resplendent with assorted tea sandwiches of every…

— Brian O'Reilly