(25 quotes found)
“The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.”
Bryan Miller
“Cheese steaks are the gastronomic icons of this ethnic city.”
“Never eat Chinese food in Oklahoma.”
“The quality of food is in inverse proportion to a dining room's altitude, especially atop bank and hotel buildings (airplanes are an extreme example).”
“The disparity between a restaurant's price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill.”
“The highway is replete with culinary land mines disguised as quaint local restaurants that carry such reassuring names as Millie's, Pop's and Capt'n Dick's.”
“I know a viscous butter sauce when I eat one, and that was one indeed!”
“The Polo Lounge is like a fine old mink coat: opulent, dignified and warm.”
“Square meals, not adventurous ones, are what you should seek.”
“The moist, flavorful meat is concealed under a thick slab of crisp fat that would make a cardiologist blanch.”
