America Quote by Linda Colley

“With few ingrained food habits, Americans are among the least tradition-bound of food cultures, easily swayed by fashions and influences from other countries.”

— Dan Barber

Food from all over the world has been embraced so much more within our American culture, and it's become exciting to try different kinds…

— Greta Lee

I think traditional supermarkets have to pay attention to the fact that America is more and more conscious of lifestyle.

— Ronald Burkle

The habits of the American consumer are changing; that's a reality.

— Linda Wells

Historians differ on when the consumer culture came to dominate American culture. Some say it was in the twenties, when advertising became a major…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

The cultural products of America from this period [ fifties and sixties] are like a vision of paradise or something. I find it utterly intoxicating.

— Quentin S. Crisp

The habits of the West in terms of consumption.

— Bill McKibben

Everything is deeply affected by the dominant culture. Consumerism is huge in the US. This is by far the wealthiest [nation], but also the…

— Wangechi Mutu

It's funny; people in Europe seem more interested in decay in America than Americans.

— Seph Lawless

Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.

— Eric Schlosser

In the 21st century our tastes buds, our brain chemistry, our biochemistry, our hormones and our kitchens have been hijacked by the food industry.

— Anonymous

One thing that has been fascinating to me is the exploding interest in traditional American barbecue in Europe. We Americans have historically always imported…

— Steven Raichlen