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" Chinese food tries to engage the mind, not just the palate. To provoke the intellect. "

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" Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us. "

Anthony Bourdain

" Triple D is all about three things: Food, story and character. "

" Comfort food is really anything you want at that time. That said, I really love Naple-style pizza. "

Geoffrey Zakarian

" Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals. "

Finley Peter Dunne

" I am a serious food lover and Peruvian cuisine is one of the best in the world. "

Helena Christensen

" Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures. "

M. F. K. Fisher

" When I say, 'Everybody to the table and eat,' I mean it. That is the glue, the center that holds the family, that gives security. Good food brings everybody to the table. "

Lidia Bastianich

" I'm a big pasta fan. I'm a big Italian food fan. Anything Italian - I love cheese, mozzarella. Mozzarella is my favorite, so I have to say anything Italian, I'll take it. "

" If food is processed - like canned or frozen - you can reduce the risks of pathogens. "

" More than any other in Western Europe, Britain remains a country where a traveler has to think twice before indulging in the ordinary food of ordinary people. "

Joseph Lelyveld

" I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food. "

" It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. "

" Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties. "

" I grew up playing music and enjoying good food, friends and family in my own backyard. "

" Fast food is the one thing everyone can relate to. It's depressing, but also interesting, that people desire to eat the same sandwich in every single city in the world. But the biggest bummer is when you see a Subway in Berlin. Just devastating. "

" I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice-cream. "

" A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. "

" Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that. "

Antonio Banderas

" You know, food is such - it's a hug for people. "

" Making food is a wonderful way to spend a Friday night. "

" I can testify to what UNICEF means to children because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II. "

" Without strenuous preplanning, road food is almost always bad food, sad food, chain food, clown food. "

" Food isn't like anything else. It's something precious. It's not a commodity. "

" But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table. "

" Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. "

" St. Louis has a lot of weird food customs that you don't see other places - and a lot of great ethnic neighborhoods. There's a German neighborhood. A great old school Italian neighborhood, with toasted ravioli, which seems to be a St. Louis tradition. And they love provolone cheese in St. Louis. "

" Something I learned when I was very young: with cooking, it doesn't matter where you are; you can always cook. You can end up in small village in Peru where somebody's cooking, take a spoon and taste it, and you might not be too sure what you're eating, but you can taste the soul in the food. That's what is beautiful with food. "

" Today, the news is scandals; that is news, but the many children who don't have food - that's not news. This is grave. We can't rest easy while things are this way. "

" I made the connection between food and weight, but feeling good or bad was a separate issue. "

" A poet could write volumes about diners, because they're so beautiful. They're brightly lit, with chrome and booths and Naugahyde and great waitresses. Now, it might not be so great in the health department, but I think diner food is really worth experiencing periodically. "