Quotes About Cuisine

Growing up in Mexico, I know what real Mexican food is - and isn't.

What's special about Miami is the collision of cultures. And the white sand beaches and fantastic restaurants.

Miami is one of these places where diversity is in our blood, where, you know, if you want to go have a Nicaraguan breakfast, a Cuban lunch, and an American diner dinner, you do.

I was born in the Midwest, where 'salad' was cherry Jell-O with bananas in it. Now children are more aware of healthy foods.

Queso fresco, which is a very mild cheese, is definitely one of my favorites.

Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great.

No, I love Montreal... I think I love Montreal more than Montreal loves me... I love the food there.

What are those bulb things you're slicing?" "You've never seen fennel? It looks like celery and tastes like licorice.

Onion sauce! Onion Sauce!

A Wyoming vegetarian is someone who only eats meat once a day.

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they're trying to keep out.

I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant.

The kids had already mangled the fruit plate, but the sashimi- fresh raw tuna- fanned out in cool pink glory next to makizushi sushi rolls. Marinated mochiko chicken still steamed, crispy fresh from the deep fryer, and Grandma's homemade pickled vegetables- takuwan and tsukemono- lay in small dishes next to it. "Oooh, one of the aunties made shrimp tempura." Trish piled hand-battered, deep-fried shrimp on a paper plate.

Everyone loves New York City for all these different reasons. The culture. The mix of people. The pace. The food. But for me, it's like one epic Easter egg hunt. You're always finding these little surprises around every corner.

Spicy tuna tartare in a cone of miso, spring vegetables in a cucumber wrap, and vine-ripened tomatoes with basil and mozzarella.

The first step in making rabbit stew is catching the rabbit.

Despite being English, they served an edible meal.

Despite being English, they served an edible meal.~p 108, A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

Despite being English, they served an edible meal. -A Long Petal of the Sea, page 108

While living in New Zealand, I usually made or found Korean food nearby, so when coming back to Korea it was just like coming back home.

I've seen zero evidence of any nation on Earth other than Mexico even remotely having the slightest clue what Mexican food is about or even come close to reproducing it. It is perhaps the most misunderstood country and cuisine on Earth.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day.

I don't cook very often but when I do I try and make Georgian food. I made a hinkali recently, which is like ravioli but is the size of your palm, with meat in the middle and thicker dough.