Food for Thought #187

Toward the end of February 1954, James Beard was at work in his Greenwich Village kitchen doing what he most loved to do: cooking delicious meals. ~ Laura Shapiro (Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s...

Food for Thought #186

Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you’re a consultant. ~ Scott...

Food for Thought #185

At age four I wanted to be a chef; at age six I wanted to be Napoleon; and my ambition has been growing steadily ever since. ~ Salvador Dalí

Food for Thought #184

I eat swiss cheese from the inside out. ~ Steven Wright

Food for Thought #183

What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease. ~ George Dennison Prentice

Food for Thought #182

I’m scared that I’ll wake up and still be buttering garlic bread, waiting for my life to start. ~ My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Food for Thought #181

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, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences. ~ Julia...

Food for Thought #180

Bread that must be sliced with an ax is bread that is too nourishing.  ~ Fran Lebowitz (Food for Thought and Vice Versa)

Food for Thought #179

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. ~ Calvin...

Food for Thought #178

This story about good food begins in a quick-stop convenience market.~ Barbara Kingsolver (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food...