Quotes About Gastronomy

The English have only three sauces - a white one, a brown one and a yellow one, and none of them have any flavor whatever.

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other.

You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too. And you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food.

The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all.

I don't cook. I respect food too much.

I simply cannot imagine why anyone would eat something slimy served in an ashtray.

I always say that environment always affects the food.

If you combine good flavors, food turns into an orchestra.

Do not be afraid to talk about food. Food which is worth eating is worth discussing. And there is the occult power of words which somehow will develop its qualities.

Three million frogs' legs are served in Paris - daily. Nobody knows what became of the rest of the frogs.

A person who can get a good table at Chez Panisse at the last minute is a very important person indeed. Royalty begins with Alice Waters.

Food in Dublin has gotten immeasurably better than it was. When I was a kid, there weren't a lot of options. Now you're overwhelmed with options.

I was very impressed with the street food of Singapore. I was very impressed with the dishes that they did.

Food in Chicago is the best.

I'm kind of obsessed with food. I like to eat. When I tour, it's like, well, like a food tour as much as a comedy tour.

I can't deliver lines, but I can talk about food all night long.

For Hannibal, it's really about food as art and also, Hannibal's specific brand of art. And I guess I'm a bit of a foodie.

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

Food that's beautiful to look at seems to taste better than food that isn't.

I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city.

I got a fascination with food.

Well, Southerners like to eat well. You see, it's an event when it's done right.

I am still not a fussy eater, although I do enjoy good food.