Cooking Quotes

“Cooking is all about connection, I've learned, and feeding people is all about hospitality and generosity.”

“The kitchen is the last bastion of the civilization of the knife. It's the last place you can wave a knife with any kind of impunity.”

“This recipe is supposed to be for beef stew, but it's not. It's beef soup.”

“The kitchen is a place of alchemy, a place where you can create something magical out of simple ingredients.”

“You don't have to be a professional chef to cook a good meal.”

“Cooking is a caring and nurturing act. It's kind of the ultimate gift for someone, to cook for them.”

“There is in the French kitchen a reverence for the raw material, a determination to make the most of it.”

“One of the first requisites in all cooking is cleanliness; not only should all utensils be scrupulously clean, but the cook herself, in person and dress.”

“The key to good grilling is to recognize that you are trying to cook the food, not burn it to a crisp.”

“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”

“I love to cook. It's one of my favourite things to do. I find it very therapeutic.”

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

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

“Simplicity is the key to Italian cooking. It's about respecting good ingredients.”

“My philosophy is to create a cuisine that is both approachable and exciting.”

“Butter is the soul of French cooking.”

“The kitchen is a place of adventure and discovery. The recipes are just the beginning.”

“I have an evangelical fervor for leftovers.”

“Cooking is a caring and nurturing act. It's kind of the ultimate gift for someone, to cook for them.”

“Good cooking is the basis of true economy.”