Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
First we eat, then we do everything else.
To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.
All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.
The only thing I like better than talking about food is eating.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.
Food is our common ground, a universal experience.
You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.

People who love to eat are always the best people.
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.
There is no love sincerer than the love of food.