Craig Claiborne

“The most wretched cook is the one who has been only a cook.”

“Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.”

“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”

“To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.”

“A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.”

“Gastronomy is the joy of all situations and all ages. It adds wit to beauty.”

“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.”

“I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.”

“Never, ever, serve a guest something you haven't tasted.”