If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
Regular readers will know that curries are my favourite thing, and I wanted to go back to the start and really research the history and philosophy of Indian cuisine, rather than just toasting spices, slow-cooking onions. I was hungry to understand this food that I love so much.
I don't cook. I respect food too much.
I don't want to eat anything that has a mother
Though their life was modest, they believed in eating well.
If it grows, eat it. If it doesn't grow, don't eat it.
Roast beef, medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy.
Every restaurant needs to have a point of view.
I try not to push veganism specifically. If I'm asked for my advice, I say just eat healthy.
I can't think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan.
Whats more important than recipes is how we think about food, and a good cookbook should open up a new way of doing just that.
Right now my favorite book is 'Omnivores Dilemma.'
Talking about food is like talking about your dreams. Everyone has something to say. We all have to eat, it's just what we eat which differs. Some people eat for fuel and I feel bad for them.
We should propagate the values of vegetarianism.
When I opened Milk Bar in November 2008, I was quite adamant about making sure the bakery was an honest reflection of life and food through my eyes. I had no intention beyond that.
Mother Nature is the true artist and our job as cooks is to allow her to shine.
If we're not supposed to eat animals, how come they're made out of meat?
Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure.
Food is art, I believe. If you are going to be serving a living thing, you have to honor that living thing with some kind of care and thought and preparation to rationalize the taking of that life in some way.
Better ingredients, better pizza - it's not a slogan. It's a way of life.
In theory, I stick to how I could eat if I lived a thousand years ago. I take processed foods off the menu, and stick to things I could hunt or gather, with more fruits, vegetables, and nuts - and less meat.
When it comes to meat, change is almost always cast as an absolute. You are a vegetarian or you are not.
Clouds of flavors and savors float around the thing-in-itself.
People's choice to become vegan, from people I've spoken to, seems motivated by fear.
Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. It's sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. It's always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving.
