Backgrounds Quote by Kamla Persad-Bissessar

There's something magical that happens when people eat from the same pot. The family meal is really the nursery of democracy. It's where we…

— Michael Pollan

“The shared meal is no small thing. It is a foundation of family life, the place where our children learn the art of conversation…

— Michael Pollan

For my parents it was all about getting a deal, my dad came to America and he heard of this concept of brunch. He…

— Aasif Mandvi

“What fiendishness went on in kitchens across the country, in the name of providing food!”

— Margaret Atwood

In most places in the Midwest, the best food is found in people's homes, on their farms, at church potlucks.

— Molly Yeh

You always knew when people were short on food because they'd show up to your place at dinner time and wouldn't leave. You know…

— Mike Tomlin

Sharing the same meal reaffirms kinship.

— Deng Ming-Dao

My first memory is being taken for Indian food at the Cookham Tandoori on the High Street - I remember the poppadoms, the onions,…

— James Haskell

There is something magical about sharing meals.

— Patrick Pichette

“Through the appropriation of public spaces and resources into the logic of the marketplace, individuals are dispossessed of many collective forms of mutual support…

— Jonathan Crary

“The work party is also a strong tradition in the South. It was a hard life as a small farmer, and when it came…

— Deborah Ford

The first meal was an object lesson of much variety. My father produced several kinds of food, ready to eat, without any cooking, from…

— Mary Antin