Cows Quote by Lidia Bastianich

I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted…

— Anonymous

Food brings back memories. I had a mom that wasn't a good cook, so I would eat my grandma's food. It was amazing because…

— Debi Mazar

Over the years since I left home, I have kept thinking about the people I grew up with and about our way of life.…

— Edna Lewis

So many of my memories are generated by and organized around food: what I ate, what people cooked, what I cooked, what I ordered…

— Kate Christensen

Asking people about their first food memories can be illuminating.

— Melissa Leong

I understood food from a very early age. I understood the combination of ingredients very early.

— Gino D'Acampo

Food was always a conduit in our family for storytelling, and it was a way for us to keep in touch and remember things.…

— Rachael Ray

It seems like our first food memories, no matter how unpleasant, often end up making their way into our hearts anyway.

— Melissa Leong

Food was always such an important part of my family life when I was growing up.

— Roberto Di Matteo

Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom's homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake,…

— Homaro Cantu

I was brought up on a farm in Southwest France, eating farm-fresh produce three times a day. It was paradise on Earth, and it…

— Alain Ducasse

Food was a big part of our family gatherings, but it was usually pasta. We didn't eat that well. Everything was home-made but not…

— Ella Woodward