Local Eating Quotes

I think of [street food] as the antidote to fast food; it's the clear alternative to the king, the clown and the colonel.

I always take the time to eat well and eat locally because it's common sense.

You need to eat what's local. So that's what I'm trying to do - just be as close to nature as possible.

You could be a locavore in Florida or southern California. But I tried that. It was really limiting.

I've become a produce snob. I like to eat food that's in season.

If you're going to be a vegetarian, limit yourself to food from a place you can go to in two hours and just eat that.

Eating local is a relatively new concept in American dining; for the Italians, it's a way of life.

At Babbo, each dish grew out of a conversation, trying to put something forth that was new and different. It was a combination of culinary adventurism and the dining-room experience with respect for the classic but with an eye toward innovation. And it was about eating locally, whether produce or fish or meat.

Stay away from restaurants that have menus in five languages. That's always a tourist trap. You want to eat where the locals eat.

Be mindful of what supermarkets are doing and demand to see their business practices. Stop throwing away food. Compost as much as you can, eat as locally and as seasonally as you can. Share knowledge and information.

Previous generations used to eat locally out of necessity. Without options like flash-freezing and worldwide export services, communities had to rely on local farms for all of their meals. In many ways, this was beneficial. People ate fresh, seasonal foods that were naturally flavorful and nutritious, and farmers and communities prospered.

I do a lot of reading about food and the food industry, so I try to eat locally and go to the farmer's market.