Cooking Quote by Laurie Colwin

Food is about communal togetherness. Our family does sit at the table. I think it's a great tragedy if a family doesn't have a…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

Cooking is a caring and nurturing act. It's kind of the ultimate gift for someone, to cook for them. It creates all this beautiful…

— Curtis Stone

Cooking is not about being the best or most perfect cook, but rather it is about sharing the table with family and friends.

— Skye Gyngell

The dinner table is the center for the teaching and practicing not just of table manners but of conversation, consideration, tolerance, family feeling, and…

— Judith Martin

The table is the number one place we pass on family stories and it's the knowledge of where your family came from that helps…

— Laurie David

The dinner table is a rite of civilization and we need to participate in that to keep our families together, to keep our communities…

— Alice Waters

A person cooking is a person giving. Even the simplest food is a gift.

— Laurie Colwin

It is a religious duty for those who cook to learn how to prepare food in different ways, hygienically, for the table, so that…

— Ellen G. White

“The kitchen table is where we mark milestones, divulge dreams, bury hatchets, make deals, give thanks, plan vacations, and tell jokes. It's also where…

— Doris Christopher

I love cooking and having friends over for dinner, so a beautiful table to sit around is a must.

— Ella Woodward

I think the goal of 'Chef's Table' is that you are so moved by the story that you want to go and eat that…

— Samin Nosrat

Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.

— Adriana Trigiani