Tana Ramsay Quotes

The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.

Gordon Ramsay makes me laugh because he knows that I'm not a chef.

I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting.

I have yet to meet a carnivore who doesn't love a sausage roll.

Spaghetti is love.

I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot.

I'm one of three judges on 'MasterChef' with Gordon Ramsay, but I don't want my own show. I'm kind of used to the sidekick gig.

I've always been a little soft. I like to eat.

I became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come true.

Love food and I love to eat.

I'm not a chef. I haven't created any new technique in the kitchen. I'm not a rocket scientist. I think I'm good at writing accessible, fun, and affordable meals for the average American family. That's what I think I'm good at.

I just really, really love food, so I don't have a favourite. But if I had to pick one to eat every day, it would be Italian. But I also love Chinese and Japanese food.

Delia Smith is, actually, my bete noire. I consider her a most pernicious influence.

I love the 'Barefoot Contessa' cookbooks - they're so nicely done, and her recipes are beautiful and simple.

For me, cooking is the only way I know how to show my love. That's why I am so passionate about food. It's such a love language.

I'm not Andrew Zimmern, who is like a superhero to me. I'm not Anthony Bourdain, who was a superhero to me.

The most followed chef is Delia Smith. She is my age and doesn't try to be entertaining, she encourages people to learn the basics.

I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food.

A mother cooking exclusively for her child might be preparing just rice and buttermilk, but it will be immensely tasty. Fast food, on the other hand, may be very tasty, but it has not been prepared exclusively for you, you see.

It's pretty rare for me to be someplace that serves hot dogs and not eat one.

After opening my first restaurant in 1969, one of the regular customers suggested I write a cookbook, so I did. Then another. After my 12th one, I started to feel stale.

Good food is always a trouble and its preparation should be regarded as a labour of love.

I think sometimes that people assume because I'm on television I'm an expert, but I think the whole point of what I do is that I'm not and I don't have any training. My approach isn't about a fancy ingredient or style. I cook what I love to eat.

The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it.

My childhood favourite is mum's shepherd's pie, Yorkshire pudding and roasted potatoes. I remember coming home from school and going to the kitchen to help her. It's because of her that I discovered my love for cooking.