Absolute Quote by Michel Houellebecq

One of my favorite things to read in the 'Observer' is the restaurant review by Jay Rayner. I love reading about these restaurants that…

— John Tiffany

My dad's best friend was a food writer and critic, so I was very lucky to eat in beautiful Michelin-starred restaurants growing up.

— Dominique Crenn

I'm addicted to 'Lonely Planet' guides. Naturally, I'll buy one whenever I take a trip somewhere, but it goes beyond that: I've begun buying…

— Lauren Weisberger

I'll read pretty much anywhere and anytime, but for a while now, I've really enjoyed reading on flights, especially the longer hauls, when I'm…

— Chang-Rae Lee

I have always been fascinated by chefs and I make it a point to meet them at all the hotels I visit.

— Anoop Menon

I go to Michelin-starred restaurants as part of my job, but that's not how I want to eat all the time.

— Prue Leith

I love going to cities and getting lost. I love doing that rather than following a guidebook.

— Ophelia Lovibond

The Internet makes writing about restaurants easier and more interesting in quite a few ways, one of the main ones being to do with…

— John Lanchester

I read a lot when I'm travelling and always have a couple of books on the go.

— Amy Winehouse

I wish I was one of those persnickety types who buys guidebooks and studies them, but I don't have the inclination or time. I'm…

— Candace Bushnell

As a chef, I love to travel and taste different cuisine styles and different flavours.

— Jock Zonfrillo

I read reviews and consider myself pretty 'plugged in' to the literary cosmos, yet one of the things I love best about book-touring is…

— Julia Glass