Quotes About Hospitality

If you really aren't interested in serving others, you don't need to be in the restaurant business in the first place.

You're my guest, and hosts generally do feed their guests, you know." Her natural ebullience returning, she flashed him an impish smile. "Even when their guests have landed them in a most delicate predicament?" "Especially then. Well-fed guests make less trouble.

I had heard for years of Muslim hospitality, but one couldn't quite imagine such warmth.

He who eats my bread does my will.

One scenario begins by imagining that Jesus heals somebody in a village. What is the likely response, beyond amazement and gratitude? He (and those with him) would be invited to a meal. It is the classic ancient way of expressing gratitude and hospitality.

The truth is seldom welcome, especially at dinner.

Remember,' she'd tell her staff, 'every customer wants to feel like a princess, and princesses are selfish and overbearing.

Hospitality has a hidden power that is difficult to explain but even harder to deny.

IN the midst of a busy life, we can all create a space to taste and see God's goodness. This begins by recognizing food as a gift from God instead of a commodity. Every mealtime is an opportunity to be on the lookout for Christ to reveal himself in surprising ways. We can all pause in order to pay attention to the One who has provided the food before us

We are created to live life around a table in the taking and breaking, giving and sharing, knowing and being known. Bread welcomes us into the community for which our souls were made.

In a desire to help, I cleaned and tossed the leftovers for the first few days. Then I became curious, for it seemed as if the bread had been left purposely to linger on the tables. "Because it's holy," Mama Vered explained. "We offer it to the poor, and if they do not take it, we feed the birds and fish, but we never throw bread away.

dutifully stepped forward with her hand extended. "Hello, I'm Sigrid Harald and you are—?" "Mavis Trogden," the woman said, beaming. "Mavis Rainey, that was. Your

No matter how big or small the service is, Always express your Thanks to the person who served you.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.

You know that just before that first Thanksgiving dinner there was one wise, old Native American woman saying, Don't feed them. If you feed them, they'll never leave.

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.

Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!

Southerners have been known to stay over the Fourth and not get home before Thanksgiving. Some oldtimers take in overnight guests and keep them through three generations.

People tend to stay at home and eat a home-cooked meal. There are three days that are really slow for restaurants - Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

Every Thanksgiving we feed the homeless so they may join us as we celebrate other people finding a home.

I have a good house for hosting, so we had the barbecues, and some of the guys over for Thanksgiving, even Christmas.

I'm really looking forward to playing in Copenhagen again. Last time I stayed as long as I could, took pictures, signed autographs, and hung out until they through me out of the place!

It's always tea-time.