Culinary Quotes Archive
This is a collection of quotes about food by people familiar to the culinary world and not.
We have a list of human rights – right to food right
Posted November 13, 2021
“We have a list of human rights – right to food, right to shelter, right to health, right to education, many such items which are considered and accepted as bill of rights. These are to be insured to people. So all nations, all societies try to do that.”
If it’s time to indulge I love desserts
Posted November 6, 2021
“If it’s time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey’s chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general.”
I’d always vaguely expected to outgrow
Posted October 30, 2021
“I’d always vaguely expected to outgrow my limitations. One day, I’d stop twisting my hair, and wearing running shoes all the time, and eating exactly the same food every day. I’d remember my friends’ birthdays, I’d learn Photoshop, I wouldn’t let my daughter watch TV during breakfast. I’d read Shakespeare.”
When you love food as much as I do staying healthy
Posted October 23, 2021
“When you love food as much as I do, staying healthy is not easy. I mean, moderation, not deprivation. That’s my new way of living.”
When I eat cilantro it’s like someone sprayed
Posted October 16, 2021
“When I eat cilantro, it’s like someone sprayed perfume down my throat. It closes up my throat, even if there’s only a little piece. I like Mexican food, and I’ll go out to a Mexican restaurant and tell them, ‘Look, I will die if you get cilantro in my food.’ Then there’s always that one little piece that falls in, and I gag.”
People say history is boring and that is true
Posted October 9, 2021
“People say history is boring, and that is true because people are boring. We haven’t changed since time began. We’re still the same. We’ve obviously made some changes. When we started, it was all about food, clothing and shelter. Now we watch ‘Top Chef’, ‘Project Runway’, and ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'”
The fact that over 50 per cent of the residents of
Posted October 2, 2021
“The fact that over 50 per cent of the residents of Toronto are not from Canada, that is always a good thing, creatively, and for food especially. That is easily a city’s biggest strength, and it is Toronto’s unique strength.”
While some people may think being a chef only entails
Posted September 25, 2021
“While some people may think being a chef only entails making enticing dishes and pushing the culinary boundaries, being a part of the food industry involves much more.”
I’ve worked behind counters serving food and I’ve
Posted September 18, 2021
“I’ve worked behind counters serving food, and I’ve lived on the circus train, and I’ve led bicycle tours in Eastern Europe and the Balkans and Russia. I’ve been a key liner for a newspaper, I’ve done typesetting. Oh, all sorts of things.”
I’d say for me it’s cooking that gives me a
Posted September 11, 2021
“I’d say, for me, it’s cooking that gives me a space beyond music. I love food. And somehow, music and food go together so well. Cooking is very therapeutic. That preparation, the fragrance of spices, the wafting aromas – it just sweeps aside my depression, tiredness and name what you may.”
