Culinary Quotes Archive
This is a collection of quotes about food by people familiar to the culinary world and not.
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.”
I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in
Posted September 4, 2021
“I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.”
I do not think there is any thrill that can go through
Posted August 28, 2021
“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success… such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.”
I feel very passionate about maintaining the same
Posted August 21, 2021
“I feel very passionate about maintaining the same level of standard and respect for the food as an Iron Chef myself.”
I love Indian food – it’s my favourite cuisine
Posted August 14, 2021
“I love Indian food – it’s my favourite cuisine. I love the mixture of spices and the subtle flavours. It’s really erotic; the spices are so sensuous.”
Now if you notice how the swan putting its neck down
Posted August 7, 2021
“Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing line, procure the food hidden in the deep water.”
