Here are some of the top 100 best quotes for food:
1-10
- “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” — Virginia Woolf
- “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
- “People who love to eat are always the best people.” — Julia Child
- “There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” — George Bernard Shaw
- “Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.” — Alan D. Wolfelt
- “Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.” — Ernestine Ulmer
- “Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.” — Auguste Escoffier
- “You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.” — Paul Prudhomme
- “First we eat, then we do everything else.” — M.F.K. Fisher
- “All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.” — John Gunther
11-20
- “Laughter is brightest where food is best.” — Irish Proverb
- “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” — James Beard
- “A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” — Thomas Keller
- “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” — François de La Rochefoucauld
- “Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” — Harriet Van Horne
- “The secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” — Mark Twain
- “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” — George Bernard Shaw
- “Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” — Ruth Reichl
- “Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship.” — Elsa Schiaparelli
- “The only thing I like better than talking about food is eating.” — John Walters
21-30
- “A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.” — Barbara Johnson
- “We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” — Anna Thomas
- “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food.” — W.C. Fields
- “Food is the most primitive form of comfort.” — Sheilah Graham Westbrook
- “Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.” — Louise Fresco
- “You are what you eat, so don’t be fast, cheap, easy, or fake.” — Unknown
- “My weaknesses have always been food and men — in that order.” — Dolly Parton
- “Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.” — Dorothy Day
- “The belly rules the mind.” — Spanish Proverb
- “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” — Hippocrates
31-40
- “I get way too much happiness from good food.” — Elizabeth Olsen
- “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
- “You don’t need a silver spoon to eat good food.” — Paul Prudhomme
- “Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.” — Sophia Loren
- “Food is not just eating energy. It’s an experience.” — Guy Fieri
- “Food is fuel.” — Unknown
- “A party without cake is just a meeting.” — Julia Child
- “Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.” — Giada De Laurentiis
- “The best way to someone’s heart is through their stomach.” — Fanny Fern
- “In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there is bacteria.” — David Auerbach
41-50
- “My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.” — Orson Welles
- “Great food is like great sex. The more you have, the more you want.” — Gael Greene
- “A good meal ought to begin with hunger.” — French Proverb
- “The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table.” — Unknown
- “Good food ends with good talk.” — Geoffrey Neighor
- “There is no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.” — Kevin James
- “Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” — Craig Claiborne
- “Count memories, not calories.” — Unknown
- “Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” — Federico Fellini
- “A full belly conquers all.” — Italian Proverb
51-60
- “The best meals are the ones we share with friends and family.” — Unknown
- “People will travel anywhere for good food.” — René Redzepi
- “Happiness is homemade.” — Unknown
- “You can’t just eat good food. You’ve got to talk about it too.” — Andree Putman
- “Good food and good friends are priceless.” — Unknown
- “Cooking and eating in the living room—that’s the new thing.” — Emeril Lagasse
- “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” — Proverb
- “To me, food is as much about the moment, the occasion, the location, and the company as it is about the taste.” — Heston Blumenthal
- “One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” — Luciano Pavarotti
- “Eating well is a form of self-respect.” — Unknown
61-70
- “Good food is good mood.” — Unknown
- “Food is the ingredient that binds us together.” — Unknown
- “The kitchen is the heart of the home.” — Unknown
- “Eating good food is my favorite thing in the whole world. Nothing is more blissful.” — Justine Larbalestier
- “Food is an important part of a balanced diet.” — Fran Lebowitz
- “Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks.” — Marilyn Wann
- “The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.” — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
- “A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.” — Elsa Schiaparelli
- “Love and sausage are alike. Can never have enough of either.” — Trixie Koontz
- “Food tastes better when you eat it with your family.” — Unknown
71-80
- “The closest I’ve been to a diet this year is erasing food searches from my browser history.” — Unknown
- “There’s nothing more romantic than Italian food.” — Elisha Cuthbert
- “Food is love made visible.” — Unknown
- “A great meal is an experience that nourishes more than your body.” — Ruth Reichl
- “Food should be fun.” — Thomas Keller
- “Food is the ultimate pacifier.” — Unknown
- “People who love to eat are always the best people.” — Julia Child
- “Love, like wine, gets better with time.” — Italian Proverb
- “First we eat, then we do everything else.” — M.F.K. Fisher
- “You are what you eat, so eat something sweet.” — Unknown
81-90
- “In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” — Salman Rushdie
- “The secret ingredient is always love.” — Unknown
- “There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of cooking dinner for someone she loves.” — Tom Wolfe
- “Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.” — Audrey Hepburn
- **”Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors—it’s how you combine them that sets you apart.”** — Wolfgang Puck
- “A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” — Thomas Keller
- “If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him… The people who give you their food give you their heart.” — Cesar Chavez
- “Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed… I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.” — Delia Smith
- “Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” — Harriet Van Horne
- “Food is the most primitive form of comfort.” — Sheilah Graham
91-100
- “Good food ends with good talk.” — Geoffrey Neighor
- “We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.” — Epicurus
- “What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?” — Lin Yutang
- “I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.” — Anthony Bourdain
- “Food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture.” — Mark Kurlansky
- “Life is like a sandwich—you have to fill it with the best ingredients.” — Unknown
- “Good food is good mood.” — Unknown
- “A good meal soothes the soul as it regenerates the body. Nothing is more nourishing or as satisfying.” — Unknown
- “If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.” — Julia Child
- “Good food and a warm kitchen are what make a house a home.” — Rachael Ray
These quotes highlight the joy, comfort, and connection that food brings to our lives.