H. L. Mencken Quotes

Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in American hotels except for cake and pie.

You know most of the food that Americans hold so dear - things like hamburgers and hot dogs - were road food, but even before they were road food, they were peasant food.

Just know what's inside your food.

New Zealand has better food - sorry, America.

I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.

I loved the taste and smell of Chicago hot dogs.

We have good food in Los Angeles, but it's not as good as Atlanta food.

If you think about it, composed salads are like nachos (I'll explain). When you're eating a plate of nachos, it's always a bummer when you get to those naked, topping-less chips on the bottom of the pile. It's the same with salads. No one wants to find a naked leaf on the end of their fork.

Before Birdseye, hardly anybody ate frozen food because it was awful.

I grew up in the Fifties and Sixties and remember how unpleasant all kinds of food could be then.

Just because something is English does not necessarily mean it is good. We make the best cheddar; we make great pasties. But we can't make very good brie or baguettes - and the French can't make pork pies.

A lot of Americans say the food in England sucks. I don't think the food in England sucks - the food is great - but I've got to say, the Americans have got the dining out experience nailed down.

There is a history to Italian food that goes back thousands of years, and there's a basic value of respecting food. America is young and doesn't have that.

Things live and die, and then someone processes them into edible portions. This is a complete telling of the story, 'Food.' The basic plot hasn't changed for centuries. I shouldn't need to know any more details, any more history, in order to decide if my food tastes good or not.

McDonald's released a new video showing how it makes their Chicken McNuggets. Apparently it turns out that McNuggets aren't made out of chicken. They're made out of people who ask too many questions.

The fact that dogs are not people means you don't have as much response to the particulars.

Just because food is served fast doesn't mean it has to be made with cheap raw ingredients, highly processed with preservatives and fillers and stabilizers and artificial colors and flavors.

My dog! the difference between thee and me knows only our Creator.

They say hot dogs can kill you. How do you know it's not the bun?

What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.

I'm on a diet. It's very strict: all hot dogs. Just sausages, constantly. It's working out - I've gained fifteen pounds!

Approximately 82% of the American people believe labeling should take place with regard to genetically engineered ingredients. All over this country people are increasingly concerned about the quality of the food they are ingesting and the food they are giving to their kids. People want to know what is in their food, and I believe that is a very reasonable request.

Part of my becoming a vegetarian was that I would look at my burger, then look at my dogs, and I wasn't able to see a difference.

Too much trouble," "Too expensive," or "Who will know the difference" are death knells for good food.