Diane Mott Davidson Quotes

You know, we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.

Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.

I'm into very colorful food. Obviously lots of flavor, but I think we eat with our eyes first, so it has to look great. The presentation has to be great.

Food is like music. You've got two kinds, good and bad.

My cooking is simply ingredients plus umami.

Taste is the fundamental quality which sums up all the other qualities. It is the nec plus ultra of the intelligence. Through this alone is genius the supreme health and balance of all the faculties.

Food is not just eating energy. It's an experience.

Salt is so, so, so important. If that's the one thing everyone remembers, every step of the way, whenever I cook, I try to incorporate salt.

I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting.

I love food, I love eating.

Anyone who's a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: 'Is it good? Does it give pleasure?'

If your kitchen smells good, your food lost something.

I love food.

I like eating. I like food.

I just love food and the art of it. There's such an art to being a good chef and the way you present food and the different ingredients you use. It's like music - you get inspiration from different genres. It's the same with art, too.

What I want to do is produce really delicious food. I want it to look nice, because when you see food you should want to eat it. You shouldn't be saying, 'Oh my goodness, isn't the chef clever, he can weave the Eiffel Tower out of carrot sticks.'

Food is an international language, an expression of love.

For me, the good food starts with good product.

I love a bit of garnish.

I like food. I like eating.

No nation has ever produced great art that has not made a high art of cookery, because art appeals primarily to the senses.

And cooking is about balance and harmony.

As long as mixed grills and combination salads are popular, anthologies will undoubtedly continue in favor.

Well, I have a lot of food references in my work.

I was lucky enough to marry a wonderful chef.