Persimmons on Halloween

"This Halloween night, we cut and eat, Fuyu persimmons, firm and sweet." - Mike Garofalo

Slices

“There's a pizza place near where I live that sells only slices. In the back, you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air.” - Steven Wright, comedian, actor

That's Amore!

“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore.” - Jack Brooks, song writer

Guess Who Likes Pizza?

"Believe it or not, American's eat 75 acres of pizza a day." - Boyd Matson, TV journalist

Jay Leno on Pizza

"For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn't that make overweight the average then? Last month you were fat, now you're average - hey, let's get a pizza!" - Jay Leno

How Can You Disagree?

"There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap." - Kevin James

Pizza First

"We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police." - Jeff Marder

Life Begins with Cooking

"I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate." - Julia Child

A Balanced Diet

"Food is an important part of a balanced diet." - Fran Lebowitz

Two Pennies to Spend

"When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other." - Chinese proverb

Bad Coffee

"Life is too short for bad coffee." - Unknown

Ham and Eggs

"Ham and Eggs: A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig." - Unknown

Garlic Makes It Good

"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good." - Alice May Brock

Mind Over Matter

He who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else. - Samuel Johnson

On Hunger

"Hunger is not debatable." - Harry Hopkins

Homegrown Goodness

"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughtswhile eating a homegrown tomato." - Lewis Grizzard

Interacting with the Earth

"The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grownis perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth." - Frances Moore Lappé

You Are What You Eat

"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." - Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Don't Dig Your Own Grave...

"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork". - English Proverb

Salt is Key

"Where would we be without salt?" - James A. Beard

The Four Seasons

"The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar." - Unknown

For the Love of Food

"There is no love sincerer than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw

Food + Laughter

"Laughter is brightest, in the place where the food is." - Irish proverb

When was iced tea invented?

"Iced tea is too pure and natural a creation not to have been invented as soon as tea, ice, and hot weather crossed paths." - John Egerton

Ice Cream Cravings

"Ice cream cravings are not to be taken lightly." - Betsy Cañas Garmon

Norwegian Proverb

"Cookies are made of butter and love." - Norwegian Proverb

More to Life...

"There’s more to life than chocolate, but not right now." - Anonymous

Breakfast = Happiness

"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." - John Gunther

3 Stages of Chili

"Chili represents your three stages of matter: solid, liquid, and eventually gas." - Roseanne

Over-arranging?

"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it." - Julia Child

Large, naked raw carrots...

"Large, naked raw carrots are acceptable as food only to those who lie in hutches eagerly awaiting Easter." - Fran Lebowitz