Mark Kurlansky Quotes

I love new restaurants; I love trying out new foods.

I have encouraged my kids to eat well from day one. I add flavor - herbs and spices - to everything because I don't want them getting used to starchy, bland food. I also want them to experiment - they don't have to love everything, but they do have to try it.

I'm not really a gourmet. I like to try new things.

I do not like onions. It's so funny because I am probably one of the least picky eaters ever. Pretty much any type of new food, I'll try it, I'll eat it. But onions, and pork. Pork and onions.

I believe in a tongue-first exploration of the world. Food is our most immediate daily relationship to our ecosystem, and there is something delectable and intriguing about it.

Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times we settle for routine dishes. This forces you to try new cuisines.

A question I'm often asked by viewers is - what do I do when I taste something I don't like in one of our food segments? First of all you need to know that I like almost everything. Eating makes me hungry. That said, occasionally when something one of our guests whips up is not to my liking I'll usually say something like 'mmmmm... interesting.'

I'm always interested in finding the new trend. If you love pizza every day, after 22 years of eating pizza, you want to try sushi.

I learned at a young age what chasing flavors meant, and I've been doing that my whole life.

Taste is developed by the diversity of the products one can sample. I think our children today may be missing an education about food. We must teach them to know their cuisine and to know the equilibrium of nourishment. That is very important for health.

I travel around and hear from so many kids. Their parents say they were always very picky but they watch the show and they want to try stuff. The show is entertainment, but I think it has done so much for the public perception of what food can be.

When I'm traveling, I won't miss an opportunity to try great pasta.

I've never eaten a strawberry in my life. I have no desire to do that.

I always say that I would go poor eating my way through New York because I like to try everything.

One way I get my kids to try new things is by cooking with them.

Love me some oysters. I always try them in different countries and cities.

Being a true foodie, I love visiting new food joints as well as treating my taste buds to pyaaz ki kachori and ghewar.

I'm not a super adventurous eater and I try to make myself try things.

I get asked to speak to a lot of different groups, one of the best parts of my job hosting a show on the Travel Channel, 'Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.' I take viewers to the far corners of the globe and introduce them to other cultures by exploring the foods they eat - at times, pretty strange stuff.

My sons, Azaan and Zahaan, make for scintillating company; they are both foodies. The three of us love spending time trying out new joints and cuisines.

I like travelling to different places and trying out different cuisines. I like experimenting with my food.

Being a great baker and pastry chef requires the upmost open mind. I try every dessert that comes my way!

There's not a lot of things that I'm confident about in life, but the way I feel about food is my one thing that I really feel such a strong connection to.

I used to be really fussy, I just used to eat chicken or steak. I didn't really eat fish, but I eat a lot of it now.

When we oldies were kids, there was little on offer, food wise, particularly for people with restricted diets.