Jim Harrison Quotes Archive
This is a collection of quotes about food from Jim Harrison.
We are delightfully trapped by our memories
Posted July 23, 2018
“We are delightfully trapped by our memories. I can’t drink a bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieux Telegraphe without revisiting a hotel bistro in Luzerne, Switzerland, where I ate a large bowl of a peppery Basque baby goat stew. A sip and a bite. A bite and sip. Goose bumps come with the divine conjunction of food and wine.”
My biggest pet peeve is when you go to a fine
Posted April 14, 2017
“My biggest pet peeve is when you go to a fine restaurant, and it’s like a mausoleum inside. Good food should be joyful. There should be laughter and chatter, not people sitting there like they’re in a funeral-parlor waiting room.”
