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    50+ Best Food Quotes

    Published: Nov 29, 2022 by heather

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    Food is a universal thing that brings people together. We are sharing some of our favorite food quotes from notable people, famous chefs, celebrities, writers, and more.

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    Famous food quotes

    This list of food quotes will have your stomach growling. Cooking quotes, funny food quotes, inspirational quotes and so many more. These are some of the best quotes about food you will find.

    Food quote.

    "Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate." - Alan D. Wolfelt

    Julia Child quote about food.

    "You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." - Julia Child

    James Beard food quote.

    "Food is our common ground, a universal experience." - James Beard

    Charles Shulz food quote.

    "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

    - Charles M. Shulz

    Mark Twain food quote.

    "Nothing helps scenery like bacon and eggs." - Mark Twain

    Virginia Woolf food quote.

    "A good dinner is of great importance to good talk. One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." - Virginia Woolf

    Anthony Bourdain food quote.

    "The way you make an omelet reveals your character." - Anthony Bourdain

    Sofia Loren food quote.

    "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti." - Sofia Loren

    Dolly Parton food quotes.

    "My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order." - Dolly Parton

    John Kennedy food quote.

    "Food is strength, and food is peace, and food is freedom." - John F. Kennedy

    George Bernard Shaw food quote.

    "There is no love sincerer than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw

    Auguste food quotes.

    "Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness." - Auguste Escoffier

    Rachael Ray food quote.

    "Good food and a warm kitchen is what makes a house a home." - Rachael Ray

    Fisher food quote.

    "First we eat, then we do everything else. - M.F.K. Fisher

    Mary Berry food quote.

    "Cooking and baking is both physical and mental therapy." - Mary Berry

    Oscar Wilde food quotes.

    "After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relatives." - Oscar Wilde

    Erma Bombeck food quotes.

    "I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage." - Erma Bombeck

    Swift food quotes.

    "Promises and pie crust are made to be broken." - Jonathan Swift

    Chavez food quotes.

    "The people who give you their food give you their heart." - Cesar Chavez

    Shakespeare food quote.

    "Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers." - William Shakespeare

    Sheila Graham food quote.

    "Food is the most primitive form of comfort." - Sheila Graham

    Pavarotti food quotes.

    "One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating." - Luciano Pavarotti

    Kafka food quote.

    "So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being." - Franz Kafka

    Bethenny Frankel food quotes.

    "Your diet is your bank account. Good food choices are good investments." - Bethenny Frankel

    Miss Piggy food quote.

    "Never eat more than you can lift." - Miss Piggy

    Ernestine Ulmer food quote.

    "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." - Ernestine Ulmer

    Fields food quote.

    "I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food." - W.C. Fields

    Prudhomme food quote.

    "You don't need a silver fork to eat good food." - Paul Prudhomme

    Food quote by Julia Child.

    "People who love to eat are always the best people." - Julia Child

    Ali food quote.

    "The nourishment of the body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others." - Imam Ali

    Blumenthal food quote.

    "To me, food is as much about the moment, the occasion, the location and the company as it is about the taste." - Heston Blumenthal

    Harriet van Horne food quote.

    "Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all." - Harriet van Horne

    Julia Child quote about food.

    "In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport." - Julia Child

    The belly rules the mind quote.

    "The belly rules the mind." - Spanish Proverb

    Yogi Berra food quote.

    "The waitress asked if I wanted my pizza cut into four or eight slices. I said four. I don't think I can eat eight."

    - Yogi Berra

    Guy Fieri food quote.

    "Food is maybe the only universal thing that has the power to bring everyone together." - Guy Fieri

    Thomas Keller food quote.

    "A recipe has no soul. You as the cook, must bring soul to the dish." - Thomas Keller

    Orson Welles food quotes.

    "My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people." - Orson Welles

    Barbara Johnson food quotes.

    "A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand." - Barbara Johnson

    Fillini food quote.

    "Life is a combination of magic and pasta." - Federico Fellini

    Voltaire food quote.

    "Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal." - Voltaire

    Beethoven food quote.

    "Only the pure in heart can make good soup." - Beethoven

    • "Eating good food is my favorite thing in the world. Nothing is more blissful." - Justine Larbalestier
    • "Food should be fun." - Thomas Keller
    • "The secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside." - Mark Twain
    • "Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food." - Mary Catherine Bateson
    • "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." - Adelle Davis
    • "Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie." - Jim Davis
    • "I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food." - Erma Bombeck
    • "There is not better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box in your lap." - Kevin James
    • "Cooking is a caring and nurturing act. It's kind of the ultimate gift for someone, to cook for them." - Curtis Stone
    • "I only drink champagne on two occasions, when I'm in love and when I am not." - Coco Chanel

    Have more food for thought quotes? Let us know some of your favorites you found in this collection of food quotes in the comments.

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