The 24 Greatest Quotes Anyone Has Ever Said About Food

Sarah Weinberg

September 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM·3 min read

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If you talk about food just as much as you eat it, you're in good company. We've got famous chefs and stars—Julia Child, Sophia Loren, Virginia Woolf—to thank for some of the greatest food quotes of all time. Do what you will with these: Memorize them, pin them, or print them out and tack them up all over your kitchen.

Orson Welles

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

Dolly Parton

"My weaknesses have always been food and men—in that order."

Ernestine Ulmer

"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first."

John Gunther

"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast."

Thomas Keller

"A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe."

Paul Prudhomme

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

Food, Cuisine, Dish, Ingredient, Taco, Junk food, Burrito, Gyro, Chipotle, Recipe, — Allie Folino

Coco Chanel

"I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not."

Food, Yellow, Dish, Lemonade, Whiskey sour, Drink, Ingredient, Cuisine, Fizz, Recipe, — Allie Folino

Barbara Johnson

"A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand."

Food, Cookies and crackers, Snack, Dish, Chocolate chip cookie, Cookie dough, Dessert, Baking, Baked goods, Cookie, — Allie Folino

Harriet Van Horne

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

Food, Kitchen appliance, Meal, Vegetarian food, Cooking, Superfood, Vegan nutrition, Food group, Eating, Recipe, — Allie Folino

Julia Child

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

Poster, Adaptation, Gesture, Illustration, — Allie Folino

Fran?ois de la Rochefoucauld

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."

Meal, Brunch, Photo caption, Supper, Christmas eve, Table, Cuisine, Dinner, À la carte food, Dish, — Allie Folino

Anna Thomas

"We all eat, an it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly."

Font, Denim, Poster, Pocket, Jeans, Graphic design, Apron, T-shirt, Advertising, — Allie Folino

Cesar Chavez

"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him...the people who give you their food give you their heart."

Food, Natural foods, Cuisine, Recipe, Ingredient, Fruit, Dish, Dough, Vegetable, — Allie Folino

Judith Olney

"Always serve too much hot fudge sauce on hot fudge sundaes. It makes people overjoyed and puts them in your debt."

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Frozen dessert, Dessert, Sundae, Ingredient, Ice cream, Chocolate syrup, Dondurma, — Allie Folino

Voltaire

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

Ice cream cone, Dondurma, Frozen dessert, Sorbetes, Food, Gelato, Ice cream, Soft Serve Ice Creams, Dairy, Cuisine, — Allie Folino

Guy Fieri

"Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together."