Food is our common ground, a universal experience.
First we eat, then we do everything else.

Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.
Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with abandon or not at all.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.
I am not a glutton—I am an explorer of food.
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is.
Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.
Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.
Good food ends with good talk.
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.
Eating is a necessity, but cooking is an art.
People who love to eat are always the best people.