A crust eaten in peace is better than a
“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”
Quotes
This is a collection of quotes about food by people familiar to the culinary world and not.
When I started at Puma you had a restaurant that was
“When I started at Puma, you had a restaurant that was a Puma restaurant, an Adidas restaurant, a bakery. The town was literally divided. If you were working for the wrong company, you wouldn’t be served any food; you couldn’t buy anything. So it was kind of an odd experience.”
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I love places that have an incredible history
“I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians.”
You can do good work simply staying up all night and
“You can do good work simply staying up all night and eating nothing but junk food, but probably not in the long term.”
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I was an overweight kid and my father struggled
“I was an overweight kid, and my father struggled with his weight, too. We would go for a ride on his motorcycle on Sunday morning to get doughnuts, to make pizza together, or go get ice cream. I quickly learned that food equalled love and attention.”
McDonald’s revolutionized fast food
“McDonald’s revolutionized fast food. They introduced a way to eat food without knives, forks or plates. Most fast foods can be eaten while steering the wheel of a car and the restaurants are usually drive through.”
If you’re cooking and not making mistakes you’re not
“If you’re cooking and not making mistakes, you’re not playing outside your safety zone. I don’t expect it all to be good. I have fat dogs because I scrap that stuff out the back door.”
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Of course animals have to be killed for food or to
“Of course, animals have to be killed for food or to prevent their doing injury to others or to property. But such killing is too often carried out without regard to the pain inflicted.”
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I do not knowingly kill any living thing – including
“I do not knowingly kill any living thing – including insects or rodents – and I thank my food for sustaining me.”
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