"We don't get fat because we overeat; we overeat because we're getting fat."

"It's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal."

"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people."

"Never eat more than you can lift."

"At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely."

"I have never cared much for fish - it floats in the belly as much as in the pond."

"Water is the most neglected nutrient in your diet but one of the most vital."

"A way to a man's heart is through his stomach, that shit true as gold. You put some love in your food and a fool can taste it."

"Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is."

"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good."