"Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go."

-Anthony Bourdain

"Efficiency is key to a successful kitchen. Make yourself aerodynamic. Buy the best. Taste ingredients as you go." 

- Sherry Yard

"Learn how to cook. Try new recipes. Learn from your mistakes. Be fearless and above all have fun."

-Julia Child

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."

-François de la Rochefoucauld

"Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together."

-Guy Fieri

"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato."

-Lewis Grizzard  

"Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore. "

-Thomas Keller

"Working in the kitchen is my soul and my life, and I love it. I'm not there because people expect to see me; I am there because I want to be."

-Heinz Beck

"Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it's too assertive to the naked eye. "

-Gordon Ramsay

"Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good. "

-Ina Garten