I don't like gourmet cooking or his cooking or hat cooking. I like good cooking.

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Food is our common ground, a universal experience.

Food is our common ground, a universal experience.

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there...

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there...

Too few people understand a really good sandwich.

Too few people understand a really good sandwich.

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there...

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there...

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.

I'm not hungry but I am bored. Therefore, I shall eat.

I'm not hungry but I am bored. Therefore, I shall eat.

I got baby food in my coffee maker.

I got baby food in my coffee maker.

Yes, I will take another sample. No, I'm not buying a whole box.

Yes, I will take another sample. No, I'm not buying a whole box.

What is food to one, is to others bitter poison.

What is food to one, is to others bitter poison.

Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as...

Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as...

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic...

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic...

A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots

A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots

Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public....

Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public....

Only true friends go straight to your refrigerator when they go to your house.

Only true friends go straight to your refrigerator when they go to your house.

I wish my microwave had a 'stealth mode' so the people I'm living with don't...

I wish my microwave had a 'stealth mode' so the people I'm living with don't...

I thought I would someday outgrow Ramen noodles. Man, was I wrong.

I thought I would someday outgrow Ramen noodles. Man, was I wrong.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.

That awkward moment when you're over someones house and they offer you food but you...

That awkward moment when you're over someones house and they offer you food but you...

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as...

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as...