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Food Quotes by Alton Brown
- The worst food you'll ever eat will probably be prepared by a 'cook' who calls himself a 'chef.' Mark my words.
- I say grace. I'm a big believer in grace. I happen to believe in a God that made all the food and so I'm pretty…
- Everything in food is science. The only subjective part is when you eat it.
- The kitchen's a laboratory, and everything that happens there has to do with science. It's biology, chemistry, physics. Yes, there's history. Yes, there's artistry. Yes,…
- A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows…
- Do not allow watching food to replace making food.
- I am a filmmaker. That is all I've ever been. You know, Martin Scorsese makes films about the mob. And I make movies about food.
- I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time.
- You don't want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits of…
- I'm a filmmaker who decided to go to culinary school. All I picked up was the fact if I didn't understand what was going on…
- So on one hand, honey is an amazingly sophisticated and efficient food source. On the other hand, it's bee backwash.
- I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show that got down…
- Slicing a warm slab of bacon is a lot like giving a ferret a shave. No matter how careful you are, somebody's going to get…
- There are no bad foods, only bad food habits.
- You know we fixate on the food so much itself: “Oh, the ultimate brownie or the ultimate this or that” -- well, let me tell…
- In the end, all journeys are spiritual. So go off the main road. Be givers of hospitality and gracious takers of it too. Accept the…
- I think a lot of food shows, especially when we started 'Good Eats' back in the late '90s, they were still really about food. 'Good…
- You know most of the food that Americans hold so dear - things like hamburgers and hot dogs - were road food, but even before…
- Cooking is an observation-based process that you can't do if you're so completely focused on a recipe.
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- It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to… — David Attenborough
- Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops. — Margaret Atwood
- What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved… — Diane Ackerman
- Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of… — Sai Baba
- Acorns were good until bread was found. — Francis Bacon
- The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. — Lucille Ball
- Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat,… — Antonio Banderas
- I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat. — Tyra Banks