Adriana Trigiani Quotes

Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.

I love watching people enjoying food. It's very relaxing for me to cook.

In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love for food means you also have a love for those you are preparing it for and for yourself.

Spaghetti is love.

I call it soul food, and I call it compassion food because it kind of bonds loved ones together. It kept families together for a long time.

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

Cooking and eating are among the most important ways we weave days into lives.

Food is a passion. Food is love.

Getting home-made food cooked by mom is a blessing. I feel I inherit my creativity through the food she cooks for me.

There is so much more than ingredients that go into home cooking. A home-cooked meal includes so much love and recipes that have been passed down through generations, and that is what I truly appreciate.

Food strengthens my family bond while it nourishes my body.

Eating together was a big part of my upbringing and a tradition we keep daily amongst the amazing team at Milk Bar.

In my family, and especially when I go back to China, it's always like, prepare your stomach, because it's the way that they express love.

I could never just look at a meal as a time to refuel. For me it's an opportunity to accomplish something. To connect, to teach, to share values.

Let's face it: my life tends to revolve around food, and I love feeding people.

If you have a brother or sister, tell them you love them every day - that's the most beautiful thing. I told my sister how much I loved her every day. That's the only reason I'm OK right now.

Food is the main engine that drives connectedness, relationship in Chinese society.

For me, cooking is an extension of love.

Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks.

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

I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.

I love cooking for the sake of understanding how people before me used to feed themselves, used to feed their families.

Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.

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!

My aunt and uncle would come over when my mom was making this, or we would go over there when they were making that. That's what food is.