Craig Claiborne Quotes

Food is a passion. Food is love.

For me, cooking is an extension of love.

The way to anybody's heart is through a thoughtfully-prepared, beautifully-executed, lovingly-presented meal.

Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.

I love cooking. Not for myself alone. Cooking is about giving.

I'm fascinated by food. Food is love, isn't it?

And, I believe that one of the most loving things you can do is prepare a meal for someone you love. None of which I know how to do!

I love to cook for people. I equate food with love.

Creating a meal for somebody, it's a way to show your love.

Cooking is the ultimate giving!

The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.

Cooking is an act of love, a gift, a way of sharing with others the little secrets -- 'piccoli segreti' -- that are simmering on the burners.

Absolutely, there is a connection between food and love. I always say, when there's love in my heart or I'm feeling particularly good, the food comes out that much better. And so I think Valentine's Day is a special day.

Food was a labor of love you felt by cooking it and eating it.

I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.

Cooking is like love. You don't have to be particularly beautiful or very glamorous, or even very exciting to fall in love. You just have to be interested in it. It's the same thing with food.

How I show love has always been through food. That, for me, has been the foundation of how I express gratitude for anybody around me.

The secret ingredient to every meal is love. And also garlic.

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness.

I love to try and cook. I'm pretty good, but I'm not saying I'm great. So that's exactly why I wanted to learn from the best. There's a certain type of bonding that happens when you cook with people you love.

Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.

One of the great gifts that you can give people is to cook for them.

Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment; it builds.

Food and love are all intertwined at our core level. It can be a very nurturing, wonderful, loving thing.

The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest.