Andrea Pirlo Quotes

Going out to eat is one of the most enjoyable things about going away, and I do like to try the local delicacies. I'm very open-minded with food, and I think, when you go abroad, that's the time to experiment and try something new.

I never really knew what fine cuisine was when I was a little boy in Canada. For me, Italian food was 'Kraft Dinner' or pizza. When I moved to New York, that's when I discovered all the Italian food.

A workday lunch that lasts as long as a transcontinental flight is an impossibility for all but the most pliant and footloose of food tourists. To get in the game, you need a thick wallet, an adventurous palate, and a whole lot of time.

I love really good food and I don't ever want to spend too much for it, but I like hanging out and having really good, tasty, interesting food.

I do have a thing for eating out; that's one of life's great middle-age pleasures.

I don't like the term 'dinner as theater,' because that implies something thespian that I don't want to tie into this, but there are plenty of times that people go out to dinner because they want to have an experience. There are, however, probably many more times that people go out to eat because it's 7 o'clock and it's time to eat.

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

If I want to go out and eat at a restaurant with amazing food, I'll do that, like, once a week where I'm not thinking about it. I want to indulge! I want to do things that are not necessarily healthy sometimes.

I go to Michelin-starred restaurants as part of my job, but that's not how I want to eat all the time.

I've actually eaten in The Ivy in London. I love their shepherd's pie.

We've become such a restaurant society.

I don't like venison or sushi - I don't want to eat what some people think are 'luxurious' foods.

For me, I don't expect to have a really amazing meal each time I dine out. Having a good meal with your loved ones - that's what makes the experience.

I've traveled all the way around the world; I've been to over 95 countries, so I love ethnic food, different types of cuisine.

In Tokyo, we have more three-star Michelin restaurants than Paris.

I love trying out different cuisines. In Delhi, I love Megu at the Leela, and TK's at the Hyatt. I also enjoy Khan Chacha's rolls. In Mumbai, it's Royal China and Shiro. And in Bangalore, I like the food at Bricklane.

Make your having dinner out become The Event of the Night, instead of just the beginning.

Myself, Eric Wareheim, and Jason Woliner decided to start a Food Club where the three of us go to restaurants with a couple of other people. The three of us are the captains of the Food Club, so we have to wear the captains' hats.

My favorite kitchen was the Japanese and the Italian kitchen.

Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.

Tel Aviv is the most exciting place to eat in Israel.

If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant?

Sometimes the buzz of reading about others eating comes from the voyeuristic thrill of seeing how the other half lives: the gold leaf and truffles or - in the case of Trimalchio's feast in Petronius' 'Satyricon' - the dormice and honey.

I've had the privilege of having a lot of amazing people cook for me.

Italian food is my favorite food. It's the most sophisticated eating system.