“Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.”
Food is fuel, culture, comfort, art, and social glue all at once. These quotes celebrate cooking, eating, sharing meals, and the way a particular dish can transport you to a different time and place without warning.
“I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President.”
“Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.”
“We're adults. We're the ones who should teach the kids what's good to eat. I don't think the government should ever regulate what we eat at home, but we're feeding them in school with tax dollars. Quite frankly, if my tax dollars are being spent to feed kids, I'd rather feed them better food.”
“I think the biggest thing is clean as you go. Wash all your knives, cutting boards, dishes, when you are done cooking, not look at a sink full of dishes after you are done. Cleaning as you go helps keep away cross contamination and you avoid having food borne bacteria.”
“Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.”
“Get people back into the kitchen and combat the trend toward processed food and fast food.”
“We created a line of pet food called Nutrish that's made to human standards, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to animal rescue. One of our top-tier donors is the ASPCA, and they help us challenge animal shelters all across the country to get more animals placed in homes.”
“President Obama is the most successful food stamp president in American history. I would like to be the most successful paycheck president in American history.”
“The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy.”
“I try to eat in a way that makes me feel good. If that means a little bite of chocolate I do that, but I try not to use food as a reward for myself.”
“I can spend hours in a grocery store. I get so excited when I see food, I go crazy. I spend hours arranging my baskets so that everything fits in and nothing gets squashed. I'm really anal about it, actually.”
“What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it.”
“I can't deliver lines, but I can talk about food all night long.”
“We should all grow our own food and do our own waste processing, we really should.”
“I'm trying to cut down a little on eating, on sodium, keep my blood pressure down, which is tough. Because I love food! I do, but it's unfair how everything that's bad for you tastes so good, and all the good stuff, veggies and green things, doesn't match up.”
“Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food is only going to be as good as the sum of its parts, like anything else.”