Berkeley Quote by Fran Lebowitz

I was always inspired by restaurants like La Tulipe in Manhattan. You'd walk right by and say, 'Oh what a lovely house.' You didn't…

— Charlie Trotter

No one knows restaurants like a New Yorker - they're incredibly discerning and restaurant savvy.

— Daniel Boulud

I still think the best classic meal in New York is a coffee-shop breakfast - you sort of can't skip it.

— Adam Gopnik

I'm just a bit frustrated that in London we make such an effort to ape the New York restaurant scene. I have good friends…

— Giles Coren

“A while back, my friend Graydon Carter mentioned that he was opening a restaurant in New York. I cautioned him against this, because it’s…

— Nora Ephron

One restaurant I visit without fail, whenever I'm in the Bay Area, is the Boulevard at 1 Mission Street, a few strides from the…

— Amor Towles

“The multitude of options American diners face on restaurant menus isn’t just a smart business decision. It deliberately avoids offending all tastes, palates and…

— Martin Lindstrom

So what on Earth there isn't to like about New York? I don't know. But what you do also have is a load of…

— Giles Coren

People talk about alienation in the city. Diners are a place where you feel comfortable, an extension of your house.

— Richard Greenberg

I never pictured L.A. as a hub for amazing food, which I learned quite quickly is sheer naivete. The restaurants here are insane.

— Dan Levy

Each city should have its own type of restaurant.

— Marcus Samuelsson

A restaurant is a fantasy-a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast.

— Warner LeRoy