Julia Child Quotes About Food

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  • How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?

    "How to Avoid TV Dinners While Watching TV" by Joan Barthel, The New York Times Magazine, p. 34, August 7, 1966.
  • Cooking well doesn't mean cooking fancy.

  • I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

  • A cookbook is only as good as its poorest recipe.

    "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
  • In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.

  • The tomato hides its griefs. Internal damage is hard to spot.

  • Food like love is a deeply emotional matter.

  • You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

    FaceBook post by Julia Child from Nov 26, 2015
  • Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

    "Julia Child: What I've Learned". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. June 2001.
  • Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one's mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.

    Julia Child (2009). “My Life in France”, p.78, Gerald Duckworth & Co
  • With enough butter, anything is good

  • As you get older, you shouldn't waste time drinking bad wine.

  • It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about - enjoying things.

  • The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

    FaceBook post by Julia Child from May 15, 2012
  • In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.

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

  • Dining with one's friends and beloved family is certainly one of life's primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.

  • I’m awfully sorry for people who are taken in by all of today’s dietary mumbo jumbo. They are not getting any enjoyment out of their food.

    "Julia Child: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. August 15, 2014.
  • The American poultry industry had made it possible to grow a fine-looking fryer in record time and sell it at a reasonable price, but no one mentioned that the result usually tasted like the stuffing inside of a teddy bear.

    Julia Child (2009). “My Life in France”, p.173, Gerald Duckworth & Co
  • A party without cake is really just a meeting.

  • In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.

  • Life itself is the proper binge.

  • Noodles are not only amusing but delicious.

  • This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!

    Julia Child (2009). “My Life in France”, p.261, Gerald Duckworth & Co
  • Without peanuts, it isn't a cocktail party.

  • Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?

    FaceBook post by Julia Child from May 15, 2012
  • I believe in red meat. I often said: red meat and gin.

  • Cassoulet, that best of bean feasts, is everyday fare for a peasant but ambrosia for a gastronome, though its ideal consumer is a 300-pound blocking back who has been splitting firewood nonstop for the last twelve hours on a subzero day in Manitoba.

    Julia Child, E. S. Yntema (1979). “Julia Child & more company”, Knopf
  • People who love to eat are always the best people.

  • Fat gives things flavor.

    "Julia Child: What I've Learned". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. June 2001.
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