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Quotes About Food

Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy.
~ Frances Moore Lappé
I can't eat more than six hundred dollars worth of food.
~ Anna Nicole Smith
The Italians were eating with forks when the French were still eating each other.
~ Mario Batali
I don't eat friggin' lobster or anything like that. Because they're alive when you kill it.
~ Unknown
In my experience of vegan food it tends to be a symphony of beige.
~ Jay Rayner
I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.
~ Sara Sheridan
Increasing food production to feed an increased population results in yet another increase in population.
~ Daniel Quinn
Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes.
~ Evelyn Waugh
Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.
~ Dorothy Draper
I hate to admit this but I don't even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and I've been known to warm up some food in the microwave.
~ Michael Owen
I will not move my army without onions.
~ Ulysses S. Grant
Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.
~ James H. Douglas, Jr.
I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.
~ Paul Prudhomme
Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball.
~ Henry L. Stimson
We need real farmers who grow real food, and the will to reform a broken food system. And for that, we need not only to celebrate farmers, but also to advocate for them.
~ Mark Bittman
We must occupy the food system to create food democracy.
~ Vandana Shiva
It is not "just beer," it is a noble and ancient beverage which, like wine, food and television advertising, can be extraordinarily good or unmercifully bad.
~ Stephen Beaumont
I like doing food as a focal point on my table. It is not like going out and buying flowers or candles, which are expensive.
~ Sandra Lee
Cooking is so popular today because it's the perfect mix of food and fun.
~ Emeril Lagasse
Nutrition makes me puke.
~ Jimmy Piersall
All I'm saying is that there is a price to be paid at the sharp end.. environmentally and everywhere else.. for the food that is produced in a particular way.
~ Prince Charles
To me, Toronto is a good party city, I think Vancouver has the best smoke, you know. And then, Montreal has the best..uh..Chinese food?
~ Kid Ink
America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody.
~ Eric Ripert
Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
~ Eddie Izzard