quotations about eating
The more dishes a man has on his table beyond what is sufficient, the sooner satiety in eating comes upon him.
XENOPHON
Hiero
I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.
GEORGE H.W. BUSH
Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we shall die.
BIBLE
Isaiah 22:13
The poor man will praise it so hath he good cause,
That all the year eats neither partridge nor quail,
But sets up his rest and makes up his feast,
With a crust of brown bread and a pot of good ale.
ANONYMOUS
"An Antidote Against Melancholy"
The truth is that most overweight people multitask or don't sit down while eating. Multitasking while eating is the worst thing you can do to yourself because you're not paying any attention to what's going into your mouth. What you're eating is important and you need to give it its due attention for the food to be able to work its magic on you.
NISHI GROVER
Lose a Kilo a Week
The person who's receiving the food cooks as much as the chef. They have a very important role to play.... There's no other activity that the person who receives it can destroy the work, can participate in how it's being done. It's emotional. Sometimes journalists are going to have to start talking more about the diners than the chefs.
FERRAN ADRIA
"World's top chefs talk cuisine, Chicago Tribune, Mar. 20, 2014
There is no one size fits all when it comes to eating. Choosing a diet plan is literally like choosing what clothes to wear with your eyes closed.
LAURA HOLLAND
attributed, "The definitive guide to intuitive eating", netdoctor, June 14, 2019
To dine in this kitchen is ever a satisfying experience. My preference for kitchen dining never seems to wane. It is not nostalgia but a natural expression of my love for food and its preparation. It seems to me that the pleasure of eating is heightened if one is there amidst the delightful smells to witness the moment when the finished dish comes out of the pot or the oven. And usually the less time lost between stove and table, the better.
JAMES BEARD
The Armchair James Beard
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
ENGLISH PROVERB
But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
NICK CAVE
"Cannibal's Hymn"
Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Richard II
Eat me
Eat me love
Leave nothing behind
Swallow me, all of me
Drink me love
Pour me in you
Devour me
Drink me in large gulps
THE SUGARCUBES
"Pump"
Sadder than destitution, sadder than the beggar is the man who eats alone in public. Nothing more contradicts the laws of man or beast, for animals always do each other the honour of sharing or disputing each other's food.
JEAN BAUDRILLARD
America
He hath eaten me out of house and home.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Henry IV, Part II
I keep eating for fear I will be hungry.
MASON COOLEY
City Aphorisms
When you taste things in the right order, sometimes they taste so much different than if you taste them out of order. Not that there's a right order, like by rule, but just like in a thoughtful way that makes sense.
MARIO BATALI
"Making a Meal with Mario Batali", NPR, October 15, 2005
Man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.
BIBLE
Ecclesiastes 8:15
Everybody close your eyes
You can see the world tonight
Society is fine
And there's enough to eat
CHRISETTE MICHELE
"Fairy Tales and Castles, Pt. 2"
Mindless eating is a style of eating in which we do not allow ourselves to see, smell, hear, touch, and taste food--eating rapidly and thoughtlessly with no savoring of the experience nor appreciation of the moment.
ANDREW SIEGEL
Promiscuous Eating
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
HENRY FIELDING
The Miser