“ 'Outlaw Cook' was a revelation. Folks like Jeff Smith and Marcella Hazan got me interested in cooking, but John Thorne pushed me into the path that I follow to this day. This is the only cookbook I've ever read that understands how men really eat: over the sink, in the dark, greasy to the elbows. Alton Brown Television Personality
“ Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on. Ambrose Bierce Journalist
“ For me, a kitchen is like science fiction. I only go there to open the refrigerator and take something out. Ann-Margret Actress
“ Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit. Anthony Bourdain Chef
“ The motto of West African cooking is that if the food doesn't set fire to the tablecloth the cook is being stingy with the pepper. Ben Aaronovitch Author