Quotes About Gastronomy

I never met a cold cut I didn't like.

If you have caviar, the way to eat it is by the spoonful. Don't combine it with shrimp, pomegranate seeds and huitlacoche.

There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.

My aunt is a famous L.A. chef, Susan Feniger, and she's got Street and Border Grill. So a fun night out for me is to go to my aunt's restaurants.

Mexican, Mediterranean, Italian, sushi, I love it all. Put it on a plate, and as long as I know what it is, I will eat it.

Anchovies pair really well with fruit like a nectarines or clementine. The fruit complements the sweetness and saltiness of the anchovy.

To produce foie gras, ducks and geese are force-fed enormous amounts of grain and fat, which causes their livers to swell to many times the normal size.

Indeed." Wolfe wiggled a finger at him. "Have you eaten terrapin stewed with butter and chicken broth and sherry?

I asked what would be in the omelet, and he said four eggs, salt, pepper, one tablespoon tarragon butter, two tablespoons cream, two tablespoons dry white wine, one-half teaspoon minced shallots, one-third cup whole almonds, and twenty fresh mushrooms.

I tucked into a plate of bacon, kidneys and fried bread, plus a couple of slices of toast and Cooper's Oxford marmalade.

We had a creamed turnip soup followed by a terrine that was composed of delightful layers of goodness knows what. Then a poached fillet of sole with pommes dauphine and finally a baba au rhum and coffee. All this was accompanied by a crisp white wine, and I was frankly ready for a nap when we returned to the Rue Cambon.

thoughts of food.

Footmen stood stiffly with trays laden with foaming goblets and plates filled with tiny delicacies, such as sautéed scallops, salt cod and caviar on potato pancakes, basil palmiers, and roasted brie with gooseberries.

It's nice that you enjoy cooking. I happen to enjoy eating.

I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.

The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.

Short story collections are the literary equivalent of canapés, tapas and mezze in the world of gastronomy: Delightful assortments of tasty morsels to whet the reader's appetite.

The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.

The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.

Les animaux se repaissent; l'homme mange; l'homme d'esprit seul sait manger.

Dis-moi ce que to manges, je te dirai ce que tu es -- (Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are)

doing nothing but eating pasta

I cinesi hanno dovuto imparare a mangiare l'immangiabile, e di qui la raffinatezza ineguagliata della loro arte culinaria. Esiste una civiltà più brillante e ingegnosa? I cinesi hanno inventato tutto, pensato tutto, compreso tutto, osato tutto. Studiare la Cina è studiare l'intelligenza.