Andy Lynes > Andy's Quotes

“your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.”
― Calvin Trillin

“Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.”
― Calvin Trillin

“To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.”
― Elizabeth David, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine

“I believe it's a cook's moral obligation to add more butter given the chance.”
― Michael Ruhlman, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

“Stories--from the literature of our culture to descriptions of our days to the lunatic's ravings--appear to be hardwired into us. Even in sleep we tell ourselves stories through our dreams, and it's been shown that those who are prevented from doing so cease to function.”
― Michael Ruhlman

“To know how to eat well, one must first know how to wait.”
― Marco Pierre White, The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef

“As the excesses of 'molecular gastronomy' have slowly faded away, like the smell of a particularly pungent fart, a breath of fresh culinary air has swept across the country. I've been passionately interested in food and drink for more than 30 years and writing about it for a decade. In my experience there has never been a more exciting time to eat out in this country.”
― Andy Lynes, Kingdom of Cooks: Conversations with Britain's New Wave Chefs