Food & Drink: Cooking Quotes

Find thoughtful cooking quotes that celebrate creativity, patience, and the simple joy of preparing meals. From classic culinary wisdom to playful kitchen humor, these lines highlight the craft behind flavor, technique, and sharing food with others. Browse inspirations from chefs and home cooks alike to spark confidence at the stove, refine your skills, and savor the process. Whether you are planning a menu or stirring a pot, these quotes offer friendly reminders that good food begins with curiosity and care.

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"A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting"

Abraham Maslow, Psychologist

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"Kissing don't last: cookery do!"

George Meredith, Novelist

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"I have no formal culinary training, right"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"I'm not a chef. I'm just a cook who's trying to make a difference"

Jamie Oliver, Chef

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"As a chef, I never stop fantasizing about ingredients"

Gordon Ramsay, Chef

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"Cooking today is a young man's game, I don't give a bollocks what anyone says"

Gordon Ramsay, Chef

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"A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness"

Elsa Schiaparelli, Designer

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"So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out"

Martin Yan, Celebrity

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"My favorite kitchen was the Japanese and the Italian kitchen"

Karl Lagerfeld, Designer

"There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game"

Delia Smith, Celebrity

"I like to have my hand on every single plate that goes out. It's really a good feeling when someone compliments your meal, and you had everything to do with making it. It's very rewarding"

Bill Dickey, Athlete

"There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

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"Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

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"At home I serve the kind of food I know the story behind"

Michael Pollan, Educator

"Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out"

Charles Rangel, Politician

"All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter"

Jamie Oliver, Chef

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"I think it bespeaks a generous nature, a man who can cook"

Jilly Cooper, Author

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"To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation"

Emily Post, Author

"Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks"

Lin Yutang, Author

"I like to cook, but mostly Greek. When I am confused or tired, I think about what I can cook. It takes you away from everything, as you are thinking only of your dish"

Nana Mouskouri, Musician

"You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way to cook in a busy life, once you get the hang of it"

Sally Schneider, Writer

"Take to every Gallon of Honey, three Gallons of water, and put them both together, and set them over so soft a fire, that you may endure to melt and break the honey with your hands"

Kenelm Digby, Celebrity

"There's a battle between what the cook thinks is high art and what the customer just wants to eat"

Mario Batali, Celebrity

"I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking"

Emeril Lagasse, Celebrity

"I don't believe in low-fat cooking"

Nigella Lawson, Journalist

"Something that's such a joy in my life every day - cooking - is this incredible, horrific danger to women around the world"

Julia Roberts, Actress

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"I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting"

Andy Rooney, Journalist

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"I may find something that looks interesting and then go on to alter the recipe by adding spices, things of my own. I also look for time-saving recipes, dishes that can be prepared ahead and stored"

Paul Lynde, Comedian

"I studied cooking all through high school"

Liam Hemsworth, Actor

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"Cooking is an act of love, and when you share that love with others, it becomes something even greater"

Gail Simmons, Author

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"Cooking is a way to express your creativity, your personality, your soul"

Gail Simmons, Author

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"Let's face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the same staff, if the only thing that's different between you and me is the products we can get, and I can get a better product than you, I'm going to be a better chef"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point for me"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"I think every young cook wants to write a book"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"We rely on our purveyors to tell us what's available and what's good"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"Then, as the day progresses, depending on how the product is coming in - for instance, the fish man will fax us and say black bass is great - throughout the day, we'll also make judgment calls and adapt to what's available"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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"Some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. Many haven't"

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

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