3,214 Quotes About Food


  • Author Michael Pollan
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    Most recipes try to rush the process, promising to wrap things up & get the dish on the table in a couple of hours. These days recipes are steeped in the general sense of panic about time & so have tried to speed things up, the better to suit our busy lives.

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  • Author Michael Pollan
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    Is there any more feudal, soul eradiating experience than standing before the little window on a microwave oven watching the carousel slowly revolve your frozen block of dinner? Time spent this way might be easier than cooking but it is not enjoyable & surely not ennobling. It is to feel spiritually unemployed, useless to self & humanity.

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  • Author Margaret Feinberg
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    IN the midst of a busy life, we can all create a space to taste and see God's goodness. This begins by recognizing food as a gift from God instead of a commodity. Every mealtime is an opportunity to be on the lookout for Christ to reveal himself in surprising ways. We can all pause in order to pay attention to the One who has provided the food before us

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  • Author Michael Pollan
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    Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food?

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  • Author Michael Pollan
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    The curse of the omnivore is that when it comes to figuring which of those things are safe to eat, he's pretty much on his own.

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  • Author Taylor Isaac
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    When you get to create something that you enjoy and get to share it with others to enjoy also that is the best thing, sí? That is, in a way, respect and love and relationship. That is saying I want you to also have what is the best; I want the best for both of us, for all of us, sí?

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