Amount Quote by Simon McBurney

The smell of cooking food is often a calming one.

— Anonymous

What could smell better than supper being cooked by someone else?

— Sue Grafton

I had never cooked. I had never wanted any other food that wasn't from my mum. Her food is special.

— Ayoze Perez

If your kitchen smells good, your food lost something.

— Nathan Myhrvold

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

Smell is so powerful, you know. My grannies would both bake things like shortbreads and cookies. I think whenever I smell those kinds of…

— Curtis Stone

When I cook certain dishes, I smell my grandmother's kitchen, my grandmother's smells. I thought, 'What a wonderful way to tell a story.'

— Laura Esquivel

As a chef my sense of taste and smell are extremely important. But of all the senses, sight is the one I'd fear losing…

— Dave Myers

I had a very normal childhood, and my mother cooked very normal food.

— Ferran Adria

My mother cooked like a scientist. She had a giant Chinese-style cleaver that she chopped with, and a cupboard full of spices.

— Kamala Harris

I have never cared very deeply about the actual taste of my work. Let its essential odor satisfy my mind and senses, and I…

— Elinor Wylie

My mother was the worst cook ever. In school, when we traded lunches, I had to throw in an article of clothing.

— Rita Rudner