1.
Life is a combination of magic and pasta.
Federico Fellini
Life is a blend of enchantment and noodles.
2.
A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.
Thomas Keller
'A dish has no character. You, as the chef, must infuse it with personality.'
4.
Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!
Roald Dahl
5.
I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.
Julia Child
6.
Cooking is an art and patience a virtue. Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing - love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an artist
Keith Floyd
7.
Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art. It requires instinct and taste rather than exact measurements.
Marcel Boulestin
8.
Cooking is at once one of the simplest and most gratifying of the arts, but to cook well one must love and respect food.
Craig Claiborne
9.
I don't like gourmet cooking or 'this' cooking or 'that' cooking. I like good cooking.
James Beard
12.
What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.
A. A. Milne
14.
My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you.
Nora Ephron