Food is any substance consumed by living organisms to provide nourishment and support their growth, maintenance, and overall well-being. It is typically derived from plants or animals and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals, that are necessary for the proper functioning of the body. Food can be prepared and cooked in various ways to enhance its flavor, texture, and nutritional value. It serves as a source of energy and plays a significant role in cultural, social, and personal aspects of human life.
Food Quotes
1. “Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.”
— Auguste Escoffier
2. “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”
— George Bernard Shaw
3. “You have to taste a culture to understand it.”
— Deborah Cater
4. “I know once people get connected to real food, they never change back.”
— Alice Waters
5. “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.”
— James Beard
6. “This magical, marvelous food on our plate, this sustenance we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey.”
— Joel Salatin
7. “No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.”
— Julia Child
8. “Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving, and identity.”
— Jonathan Safran Foer
9. “Food is a pretty good prism through which to view humanity.”
— Jonathan Gold
10. “There ain’t a body, be it mouse or man, that ain’t made better by a little soup.”
— Kate DiCamillo
11. “We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.”
— Anna Thomas
12. “Life is a combination of magic and pasta.”
— Federico Fellini
13. “One of the nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”
— Luciano Pavarotti
14. “First we eat, then we do everything else.”
— M.F.K. Fisher
15. “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien
16. “The stove is the shrine where I convene with my ancestors.”
— Adam Ragusea
17. “You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.”
— Paul Prudhomme
18. “Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious!”
— Ruth Reichl
19. “All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.”
— John Gunther
20. “Food is not simply organic fuel to keep body and soul together, it is a perishable art that must be savored at the peak of perfection.”
— E.A. Bucchianeri
21. “People who love to eat are always the best people.”
— Julia Child
22. “Le bonheur est dans la cuisine – happiness is in the kitchen.”
— Paul Bocuse
23. “No rules. Don’t be afraid to do whatever you want. Cooking doesn’t have to have rules. I don’t like it that way.”
— Masaharu Morimoto
24. “People would eat a boot if it was homemade.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
25. “A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.”
— Thomas Keller
26. “Cooking is about surrender.”
— Tembi Locke
27. “It’s okay to play with your food.”
— Emeril Lagasse
28. “The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.”
— J. A. Brillat-Savarin
29. “Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.”
— M. F. K. Fisher
30. “I think preparing food and feeding people brings nourishment not only to our bodies but to our spirits. Feeding people is a way of loving them, in the same way, that feeding ourselves is a way of honoring our own createdness and fragility.”
— Shauna Niequist
31. “The oldest form of theater is the dinner table.”
— Michael J. Fox
32. Laughter is brightest where food is best.
— Irish Proverb
33. “Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.”
— Alan D. Wolfelt
34. “Cooking is the ultimate giving.”
— Jamie Oliver
35. “Cooking is about life. It gives us what we need to keep going, and it gives us something to share with other people.”
— Joan Bauer
36. “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”
— Oscar Wilde
37. “Cooking is a caring and nurturing act. It’s kind of the ultimate gift for someone, to cook for them.”
— Curtis Stone
38. “To me, food is as much about the moment, the occasion, the location, and the company as it is about the taste.”
— Heston Blumenthal
39. “The social joys of making a meal with friends are known to all who have done so.”
— Billy Bake
40. “Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.”
— Guy Fieri
41. “The dinner hour is a sacred, happy time when everyone should be together and relaxed.”
— Julia Child
42. “Good food ends with good talk.”
— Geoffrey Neighbor
43. “There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table.”
— E. A. Bucchianeri
44. “Growing up, I learned life’s important lessons at the dinner table.”
— Chef John Besh
45. “Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s the nourishment of the soul and body; it’s true love.”
— Giada De Laurentiis
46. “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.”
— James Beard
47. “Tables create conversations.”
— Authentic Food Quest
48. “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
49. “Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.”
— Anthony Bourdain
50. “The way you make an omelet reveals your character.”
— Anthony Bourdain
51. “Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feelings, ethnic feelings, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, and your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.”
— Anthony Bourdain
52. “For me, the cooking life has been a long love affair, with moments both sublime and ridiculous.”
— Anthony Bourdain
53. “You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.”
— Anthony Bourdain
54. “I, personally, think there is a real danger of taking food too seriously. Food should be part of the bigger picture.” — Anthony Bourdain
55. “What nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast?”
— Anthony Bourdain
56. “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.”
— Anthony Bourdain
57. “Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through.”
— Anthony Bourdain
58. “You have to be romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”
— Anthony Bourdain
59. “I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we’re talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters, or working for organized crime ‘associates,’ food, for me, has always been an adventure.”
— Anthony Bourdain
60. “Anyone who’s a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: ‘Is it good? Does it give pleasure?”
— Anthony Bourdain
61. “What nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast?”
— Anthony Bourdain
62. “Good food is an experience and a pleasure that makes life richer.”
— Authentic Food Quest
63. “To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.”
— J. A. Brillat-Savarin
64. “Baking cookies is comforting, and cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal.”
— Sandra Lee
65. “Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks.”
— Marilyn Wann
66. “Food is the most primitive form of comfort.”
— Sheilah Graham Westbrook
67. “All food starting with p is comfort food: pasta, potato chips, pretzels, peanut butter, pastrami, pizza, pastry.”
— Sara Paretsky
68. “Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.”
— Ernestine Ulmer
69. “Comfort food is the food that makes us feel good – satisfied, calm, cared for, and carefree. It’s food that fills us up emotionally and physically. … Finding comfort in food is a basic human experience.”
— Ellie Krieger
70. “Eat, as nobody is watching. Enjoy food like that’s the only thing left in your world.”
— Nikita Dudani
71. “All food is comfort food. Maybe I just like to chew.”
— Lewis Black
72. “The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.”
— Maya Angelou
73. “A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.”
— Barbara Johnson
74. “It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.”
— Lewis Grizzard
75. “Comfort food is hearty. When hearts are heavy, they need gravitational and emotional equilibrium: meatloaf and mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, chicken pot pie, red beans, and rice, and creamy risotto. Food that reassures us that we will survive.”
— Sarah Ban Breathnach