“They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival.”
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“When it becomes a revolutionary act to eat real food, we are in trouble.”
“They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival.”
“I don't categorize food as bad or a guilty pleasure.”
“Japanese food makes me feel particularly good.”
“My late wife Olympia was Goan and I've been to India many times. I love the food there. We used to do our shopping in Southall, where you can find cheap but wonderful fruit like mangoes, vegetables and spices. I didn't do much of the cooking, as Olympia did a lot - I was the under-chef and did some of the chopping.”
“My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.”
“Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.”
“I'm tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it's a new food that I love. I have a weakness for butterscotch pudding, ice cream in any flavor and dark chocolate, although that's one thing I do keep in my house - 70% dark chocolate.”
“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.”
“It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.”
“Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so we've designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food.”
“Those other 10 o'clock shows that come on, all you get from them is headaches and nightmares when you go to bed! At least we give you food, know what I mean?”
“Take a trip to the forest and experience the greatness of getting on your knees and picking your own food and going home... and eating it.”
“Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,' say, I'm talking stir-fry, spaghetti, heck, peanut-butter sandwiches. But that's not about the joy of food. That's survival.”
“My idea of fast food is a mallard.”
“'The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get there by subway, you couldn't be on. It wasn't like TV was something I really wanted to do - but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants.”