“Cooking is like love, it should be entered into with abandon or not at all.”–Harriet Van Horne
“The greatest dishes are very simple.”–Auguste Escoffier
“This is my advice to people: Learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun”–Julia Child
“It's so beautifully arranged on the plate — you know someone's fingers have been all over it.”–Julia Child
“A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.”–Thomas Keller
“A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat.”–Old New York Proverb
“Fish, to taste right, must swim three times — in water, in butter, and in wine.”–Polish Proverb
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.”–James Beard
“We all eat & it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.”–Anna Thomas
“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him - the people who give you their food, give you their heart.”–Cesar Chavez
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”–Virginia Woolf
“People who love to eat are always the best people.”–Julia Child