Childhood Quote by Michelle Zauner

“Today, of course, popular culture is on a culinary binge; and so much personal writing is now devoted to gazing back upon the kitchen…

— Laura Shapiro

A lot of cookbooks also have incredible food writing, even though I feel like a lot of cookbook authors don't necessarily identify with being…

— Michelle Zauner

“Right now I am thinking of writing another cookbook. All cookbooks have a gimmick, and mine will be that it contains recipes that I…

— Vincent Price

After the passing of my personal hero, Anthony Bourdain, I've been reflecting a lot on his influence on food culture. He made street food…

— Antoni Porowski

There arent many great passages written about food, but I love one by George Millar, who worked for the SOE in the second world…

— Sebastian Faulks

Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author.

— Jim Rohn

I love cookbooks for completely different reasons. I love 'The Harry's Bar Cookbook' and Marco-Pierre White's 'White Heat' for their feel. For pure learning,…

— Marcus Samuelsson

“Your book is awesome! It makes me want to go out and become a chef!” Henry C. Smith, San Francisco April 2014”

— Dr. Vivienne Kruger

As his celebrity grew in stature, as he transformed from line cook to chef at Les Halles and further high-grade Manhattan restaurants to charismatic…

— Sarah Weinman

One of my favorite writers is Michel de Montaigne. My wife gave me a beautiful 17th-century edition of Montaigne's essays translated by John Florio.…

— Stephen Greenblatt

I've been enjoying 'Life on the Mississippi' by Mark Twain that I picked up at the airport randomly. It's very witty and interesting to…

— Roman Coppola

'Outlaw Cook' was a revelation. Folks like Jeff Smith and Marcella Hazan got me interested in cooking, but John Thorne pushed me into the…

— Alton Brown