“Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you’re a consultant.”

“I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food”

“You’re thinking I’m one of those wise-ass California vegetarians who is going to tell you that eating a few strips of bacon is bad for your health. I’m not. I say its a free country and you should be able to kill yourself at any rate you choose, as long as your cold dead body is not blocking my driveway.”

“Hearts can’t be broken because they’re made of marzipan.”

“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.”

“Don’t wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty.Chocolate isn’t like premarital sex. It will not make you pregnant.And it always feels good.”

“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”

“Wait. Why am I thinking about Krispy Kremes? We’re supposed to be exercising.”

“Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!”

“Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don’t forget food. You can go a week without laughing.”

“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”

“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.”

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

“My love is meatloaf flavored. I just wish my meatloaf was also meatloaf flavored.”

“She asked if I loved another woman, so I answered honestly and said, “Dinner was great, but I could go for dessert.”