Barefoot Quote by Ina Garten

My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.

— Anthony Bourdain

“I suddenly discovered that cooking was a rich and layered and endlessly fascinating subject. The best way to describe it is to say that…

— Julia Child

I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories.

— Thomas Keller

“With a quick thank-you, I focused my attention on the pastry he brought. The flavors melted in my mouth- warm chocolate and melted butter…

— Melanie Dobson

When I started out in the early 1970s French cooking was really my only serious influence. For the first 10 years of having the…

— Rick Stein

I love French stuff. Mmmm, french fries.

— Denis Leary

“The French dine to gratify, we to appease appetite,” observed John Sanderson. “We demolish dinner, they eat it.” The general misconception back home was…

— David McCullough

When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because…

— Daniel Boulud

There's so much that can be learned from French cooking, especially really traditional, more modest meals.

— Antoni Porowski

I don't like French food. I like everything but French food.

— Emmanuelle Seigner

I lived in Paris for four years, so I am obsessed with pastries. Croissants, pain au chocolat, cakes, macarons, all of that!

— Barbara Fialho

The Little Paris Kitchen' was about my experience of living and cooking in Paris, 'My little French Kitchen' about my travels around France and…

— Rachel Khoo