Quotes About Nostalgia

What keeps me motivated is not the food itself but all the bonds and memories the food represents.

Peanut butter is the pate of childhood.

In my experience, clever food is not appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old ones nervous.

We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.

When from a long distant past nothing subsists after the things are broken and scattered, the smell and taste of things remain.

Animal crackers, and cocoa to drink That is the finest of suppers, I think When I'm grown up and can have what I please, I think I shall always insist upon these.

Feasting is also closely related to memory. We eat certain things in a particular way in order to remember who we are. Why else would you eat grits in Madison, New Jersey?

My favorite food is macaroni and cheese that my grandma makes. My favorite drink has to be Vita Coco coconut water.

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.

I dont think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.

I forget the name of the place; I forget the name of the girl; but the wine was Chambertin.

Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.

Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is wiser not to stir them.

There's no denying that candy is comfort food and it's affordable.

…surprised all over again at how very comforting very bad food can be.

Peanut butter - the pâté of childhood.

My parents are both from Vermont, very old-fashioned New England. We heated our house with wood my father chopped. My mom grew all of our food. We were very underexposed to everything.

They mention that it's a nonstop flight. Well, I must say I don't care for that sort of thing. Call me old fashioned, but I insist that my flight stop. Preferably at an airport.

I come from a home where gravy is a beverage.

I grew up with a Mediterranean diet, so I like clean, simple food. But if there's pizza on a menu, I always end up ordering it. I can't resist it.

I don't eat a lot of junk food anymore, but I sure remember it. I used to go through boxes of Little Debbies. I liked Star Crunch, and of course those oatmeal pies.

The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine, it enshrines a basically old-fashioned idea: freedom.

My childhood memories are amazing I had freedom in every way - but I see everything from a different perspective now that I live outside.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.