Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it – not just the sirloin but also all those wonderful tough little bits.
Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.
Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.
Is Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her favorite food is seconds.
My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individual’s knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis.
Okra is the closest thing to nylon I’ve ever eaten. It’s like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
The kitchen oven is reliable, but it’s made us lazy.
The kitchen is a sacred space.
Never order food in excess of your body weight.
I love oatmeal. To me, it’s not boring. I agree that ordinary oatmeal is very boring, but not the steel-cut Irish kind – the kind that pops in your mouth when you bite into it in little glorious bursts like a sort of gummy champagne.
Ever notice that Soup for One is eight aisles away from Party Mix?
Chicken fat, beef fat, fish fat, fried foods – these are the foods that fuel our fat genes by giving them raw materials for building body fat.
I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.
I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead.
If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.
The French cook; we open tins.
We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun.
If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.
Fettucini alfredo is macaroni and cheese for adults.
The food that enters the mind must be watched as closely as the food that enters the body.
I haven’t eaten at a McDonald’s since I became President.
I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.
