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“Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyz...”
“Cookery means…English thoroughness, French art, and Arabian hospitality; it means the knowledge of all fruits and herbs and balms and spices; it means carefulness, inventiveness, and watchfulness.”
“I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, he said, BUT I COULD MURDER A CURRY.”
“Parsley is gharsley.”
“I’m going to break one of the rules of the trade here. I’m going to tell you some of the secrets of improvisation. Just remember—it’s always a good idea to follow the directions exactly the first t...”
“Success. I turned back to my sandwich, only to find that it wasn’t there anymore. Maybe because it had been hijacked. “Give me that!” I told the vamp, who was holding it firmly against his chest, a...”
“For us hunting wasn’t a sport. It was a way to be intimate with nature, that intimacy providing us with wild unprocessed food free from pesticides and hormones and with the bonus of having been pro...”
“Dining partners, regardless of gender, social standing, or the years they've lived, should be chosen for their ability to eat - and drink! - with the right mixture of abandon and restraint. They sh...”
“You are eating the sea, that's it, only the sensation of a gulp of sea water has been wafted out of it by some sorcery, and you are on the verge of remembering you don't know what, mermaids or the ...”
“Some breakfast food manufacturer hit upon the simple notion of emptying out the leavings of carthorse nose bags, adding a few other things like unconsumed portions of chicken layer's mash, and the ...”
“Sorry, there´s no magic bullet. You gotta eat healthy and live healthy to be healthy and look healthy. End of story.”
“For desert, maybe we can split a couple of crumbs.”
“I act delighted, but I have zero interest in these Capitol people. They are only distractions from the food.”
“I like rice. Rice is great if you're hungry and want 2000 of something.”
“He lay back for a little in his bed thinking about the smells of food… of the intoxicating breath of bakeries and dullness of buns… He planned dinners, of enchanting aromatic foods… endless dinners...”
“I had one elegantly folded cookie—a short paper nerve baked in an ear.”
“We’re all just ingredients. What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal.”
“It has long been my motto that if you cannot get your act together... then the very least you can do is try to make your act entertaining.”
“Almonds. Apricots. Avocadoes. Some peaches I don't know. Grapefruit. Lemones. Probably oranges.”
“When we eat together, when we set out to do so deliberately, life is better, no matter what your circumstances.”
