"I always say centered food equals centered behavior."

"It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf."

"Get people back into the kitchen and combat the trend toward processed food and fast food."

"The French cook; we open tins."

"Eating without conversation is only stoking."

“Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.”

"I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still."

"The kitchen is a sacred space."

"Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite."

“I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.”

"The disparity between a restaurant's price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill."

"Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food."

"My idea of fast food is a mallard."

"Is Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her favorite food is seconds."

“I love food and I love everything involved with food. I love the fun of it. I love restaurants. I love cooking, although I don't cook very much. I love kitchens.”

"The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins."

"Never order food in excess of your body weight."

"It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available."

"People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue."

"The kitchen oven is reliable, but it's made us lazy."

"I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning."

"I always preferred my father's pasta the next day, when he'd put it in a hot oven with heaps of extra cheese. It would emerge slightly burned and very crisp on top."

"I always think if you have to cook once, it should feed you twice. If you're going to make a big chicken and vegetable soup for lunch on Monday, you stick it in the refrigerator and it's also for Wednesday's dinner."

"I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days."

"Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals."

"I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat."

"Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage."

“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.”

“I eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruit and beef for protein and iron.”

"Chicken fat, beef fat, fish fat, fried foods - these are the foods that fuel our fat genes by giving them raw materials for building body fat."

“The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.”

"Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends."

“Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it - not just the sirloin but also all those wonderful tough little bits.”

"The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken."

“My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individual's knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis.”