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Quotes About Culinary

El horno está caliente, haz pan.
~ Idries Shah
If you insist on buying poor food, you must be prepared to dislike it at the serving.
~ Idries Shah
Pierre mixed the salad. The romaine and cress he doused with walnut oil chilled to an emulsion, turning it with wooden forks so that the bruises showed on the green in dark lines. He poured on the souring of wine vinegar and the juice of young grapes, seasoned with shallots, pepper and salt, a squeeze of anchovy, and a pinch of mustard. At the Faison d'Or the salad was in wedlock with the roast." (p.24)
~ Unknown
There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie.
~ Craig Claiborne
For 'Around the World in 80 Plates' we got to travel all over, having what was like a cross between a culinary competition and races. And in each country we had a chef Ambassador. We went to London, Barcelona, Bologna, Hong Kong, Thailand, Morocco... It was amazing.
~ Curtis Stone
They marveled over how they could bring her to any restaurant and she'd try almost any food; she'd scarf down olives, caper berries, and stinky cheese and lovingly suck on a piece of lemon.
~ Unknown
What exactly is a French before it's fried? -Vo Spader
~ D.J. MacHale
Chinese dumpling and noodle trainspotters know that the best versions usually come from obscure hole-in-the-wall joints where personal space and flattering lighting isn't a consideration and splatter-proof menus are customary.
~ Melissa Leong
I'm a culinary gangsta with a very spiritual side, so when I was introduced to the 'spiritual gangster' line, I had to have it.
~ Guy Fieri
I understood food from a very early age. I understood the combination of ingredients very early.
~ Gino D'Acampo
My job involves sharing food and the stories behind the plate, in part, via social media.
~ Melissa Leong
For me, I love Portland. I love the food scene, I love the vibe, the environment.
~ Christina Tosi
Green vegetables are something that fascinate chefs; the ability to keep vegetables green. How do we keep them green? What makes them green? Why are they green? And then that sort of army green. Why do they go from bright vibrant electric green to army green, and how can we avoid that?
~ Wylie Dufresne
Cooking is my vice.
~ Sudha Kongara
When I was younger, my dad taught me how to cook. He's a genius in the kitchen. I went to Vietnam with my parents, and I went on a cooking course with him.
~ Ellie Bamber
I cook Italian, Thai and Vietnamese, I've always liked to cook.
~ Robert Cray
If there were only one place to eat, I would pick anywhere in Northern Vietnam where you get the French and Vietnamese culinary fusion.
~ Jeannie Mai
The sideboard would be laden with broiled chops, eggs, rashers of bacon and ham, potatoes hashed with herbs and fried in butter, bread puddings each in its own puddle of sauce, a platter of crisp radishes and pickles on ice, dishes of stewed fruit from the orchard topped with fresh cream-
~ Lisa Kleypas
Whereas other clubs served the eternal beefsteak and apple tart, the lavish buffet at Jenner's was constantly replenished with ever-more artful dishes... hot lobster salad, casserole of pheasant, prawns on pillowy beds of pureed celery root, quail stuffed with grapes and goat cheese and served in pools of cream sauce. And Evie's favorite- a sticky flourless almond cake topped with raspberries and a thick layer of meringue.
~ Lisa Kleypas
This is a combo between Taco and Burrito, nacho!
~ Lisi Harrison
A good barbecue sauce should be as complex as the bouquet of a fine wine. It should have notes of sweetness, acidity, and a hint of pepperiness.
~ Unknown
ginger would have been far more widely used.
~ Unknown
Portuguese cake-making
~ Unknown
If you're going to ask me if the muffins are low fat, you should know I'm running out of places to hide all the dead bodies.
~ Jill Shalvis