There is no sincerer love than the love of food. George Bernard Shaw
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. Benjamin Franklin
Grub first, then ethics. Bertolt Brecht
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. Mark Twain
Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. Samuel Johnson
I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There’s no pleasure worth foregoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward. John Mortimer
After violent emotion most people and all boys demand food. Rudyard Kipling
I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pâté than any other. Kingsley Amis
I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice cream. Heywood Broun
I just hate health food. Julia Child
I’m at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I’ve just had a mirror put over my kitchen table. Rodney Dangerfield
Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. Samuel Pepys
Japanese food is very pretty and undoubtedly a suitable cuisine in Japan, which is largely populated by people of below average size. Hostesses hell-bent on serving such food to occidentals would be well advised to supplement it with something more substantial and to keep in mind that almost everybody likes french fries. Fran Lebowitz