Nicole Mones Quotes

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.

The associations inside the group become more important than those outside.

We're social beings, and food is one of the things we can use three times a day to connect with family or with friends.

Food is kind of the conduit that brings people together.

I like to spend time with family and friends and share my experiences with them.

I was raised by the Indian community, and those families are still very close to us. We used to go to each others' houses one Sunday a month, so we got to know everyone well. Also, we love Indian food and can't get enough of it.

For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references.

Though Lexington is not a small town, it sometimes feels like one, with circles of acquaintance overlapping once, then again; the person you meet by chance at the library or the pool may turn out to be the best friend of your down-the-street neighbor. Maybe that's why people are so friendly here, so willing to be unhurried.

If you are what you eat, then you are shaped by what you share as you eat.

Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.

Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or the best meals, occur in a context that frequently has very little to do with the food itself.

I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and connected.

Orkney has the kind of landscape that sort of lends itself to a relationship with the people. I think that relationship is intensified because of its remoteness and the long periods of time when there was no interaction with other cultures.

I'm passionate about holding on to my heritage and sharing it with family and friends, and cooking is a great way to do this.

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

Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.

We can only love a person who eats what we eat.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

Eating well, being around the table with the family or friends or relatives - it doesn't get any better.

You still miss Turkish people, talking Turkish, you still miss your culture. That's why New York is the best place to be because everywhere you go there's Turkish people, your friends are here, you can go to eat Turkish food every day.

It's definitely fun being a part of this family.

Family is just the people you care about. We can bond with people that we have nothing in common with, even if it's just for a moment.

Why do you think millennials are so into food? It's the way they relate to each other.

We hunger for connection to a larger community.

To talk of food is to talk of mothers, at least for me.