Quotes About Hospitality

For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests.

I still, at hotel rooms, I do this one sort of not-so-cool thing: continually shoving my room service tray in front of someone else's door. Because I don't want the remnants. I don't want to be caught, like, being like the pig that I was at two in the morning.

Aren't waiters wonderful? You ask them for things and they bring them... It's the same principle as Santa Claus.

Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm.

My brother never had me to dinner in his life.

Lavish giving and open homes are close to the center of life in Christ.

All doors open to courtesy.

Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone

Come and see us if you feel like it,' she said. 'I always expect people to ask themselves. Life is too short to send out invitations.

When you come into our house, you get a flavor for our life, our travels, our kids, our 18-year-old poodle who is like, blind, deaf and incontinent but so happy.

Life, within doors, has few pleasanter prospects than a neatly-arranged and well-provisioned breakfast-table.

Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.

It's not an unkind thing to make a new home. And it will be one where all whom you love are welcomed.

Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.

The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.

And he would say, "Y'all come when you can," which was of no substantial pith or import, but then he would add, "Be particular." Except he pronounced it "p'ticklar." Be particular. That is, without a doubt, the Best Advice Ever Given in the History of the Entire World.

Our house is so difficult to find that people always arrive late, which means that by the time we go into dinner, I've had so many dry Martinis I'm practically under the piano, and it no longer seems to matter that I haven't put the potatoes on.

When the people of our hills visit an individual for any particular purpose, as for instance to show their gratitude or to express their thanks, it is customary for them not to go on their mission empty handed.A rose, a marigold, or a few petals of either flower, suffices, and the gift is proffered in hands cupped together.

What we will allow—"Feel free to join us for your next meal as soon as the lawn is mowed." What we will do—"I'll be glad to read you a story as soon as you've finished your bath." What we will provide—"You may eat what is served, or you may wait and see if the next meal appeals to you more.

Most people are really cool and I really don't mind talking to them and answering their questions.

Em casa de seo Assis Wababa, me deram trato regozijante. No que jantei, ri, conversei.

I reached into my bag and pulled out a pumpkin spice muffin with walnuts that was as moist as anything. "It can be plain for breakfast or I can top it with cream cheese frosting. I like a muffin that can go from day to evening." I gave it to her. She sniffed it, nodded, and held it up. "How do I know you're not trying to poison me?" I wasn't expecting that question. "Ms. Morningstar, I swear, if I was going to poison you, I wouldn't ruin a perfectly fine muffin to do it.

now i believe that the way to anyone's heart is through their stomach, and, my boy, i'm here to tell you, we ware in the heart business. we're going to reach deep past the menu and into the emotional power of food because a person comes back to a restaurant again and again for one reason only - to fee their soul.

Cooking is about life. It gives us what we need to keep going, and it gives us something to share with other people.