America Quote by Michael Pollan

The French fried potato has become an inescapable horror in almost every public eating place in the country. 'French fries', say the menus, but…

— Russell Baker

Public and private food in America has become eatable, here and there extremely good. Only the fried potatoes go unchanged, as deadly as before.

— Luigi Barzini

Burgers and fries are an American staple. On the same token, my kids eat vegetables, and they always have eaten vegetables. They didn't have…

— Don Thompson

French cooking is really the result of peasants figuring out how to extract flavor from pedestrian ingredients. So most of the food that we…

— Michael Pollan

Unbelievable as it may seem, one-third of all vegetables consumed in the United States come from just three sources: french fries, potato chips, and…

— Marion Nestle

I grew up with an abundance of things from our garden, so fried food was not enjoyable.

— Rachel Keller

I always had a lot of fun in America, with much more freedom than if I had tried to cook in France. I wouldn't…

— Daniel Boulud

“It's finally happened; scientists claim to have discovered the very first person in history who doesn't like french fries. Just imagine the implications!”

— Graham Parke

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

“A subject of much greater concern to me, however, was the great french-fry flop. I had explained to Ed MacLuckie with great pride the…

— Ray Kroc

In the 20th century, the French managed to get a death on the myth that they produce the world's best food. The hype has…

— Clarissa Dickson Wright

I think America and Britain have a different culture from France. They discovered marketing and consumerism before France.

— Pierre Dukan