Culinary Quotes Archive

This is a collection of quotes about food by people familiar to the culinary world and not.

Posted May 8, 2020
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“Kids want to saute, to cut the pizza, to see how the ingredients come together. If you let them do the fun stuff, they’ll develop skills and interests that will stay with them forever.”

Guy Fieri
Posted May 8, 2020
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“The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.”

Dean Ornish
Posted May 7, 2020
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“Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as we think.”

Tom Wilson
Posted May 6, 2020
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“With the exception of octopus, I don’t think I’ve met any food that I didn’t like. And by the way, sometimes I do like octopus. I’m just not crazy about it by itself. I love sea urchin. I love uni. If I’m going to die of anything, it’s going to be gluttony.”

Justin Timberlake
Posted May 4, 2020
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“Charcoal or gas. Both give excellent results, so choose the one that best suits your style of cooking.”

Bobby Flay
Posted May 3, 2020
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“When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life.”

Monica Bellucci
Posted May 1, 2020
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“I haven’t eaten at a McDonald’s since I became President.”

William J. Clinton
Posted April 29, 2020
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“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

Doug Larson
Posted April 29, 2020
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“If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them wherever you go.”

Anthony Bourdain
Posted April 29, 2020
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“I love fresh fruit and vegetables. I’m not a strict dieter. I don’t think that anything in life should be so regimented that you’re not having fun or can’t enjoy like everybody else. Just know that fresh food is always going to be better for you.”

Carrie Ann Inaba
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