The Quotable Cook

Kate Rowinski

ISBN 10: 1585741647 / ISBN 13: 9781585741649

Published by Lyons Pr, 2000

About this Item

A delicious collection of insightful, wise, and humorous remarks on the joys of cooking and eating. Here is a sumptuous collection of quotes for anyone who loves to cook - or eat. From world leaders to comedians, you will find classic sayings on every appetizing course in the art of the meal, including quotes by: Bobby Flay Robert Frost Charles de Gaulle Jackie Gleason Emeril Lagasse Ludwig van Beethoven Alfred Hirchcock Oscar Wilde Martha Stewart Napoleon Bonaparte Mark Twain John F.Kennedy Gracie Allen T.S. Eliot Charles Schultz Fran Lebowitz Galileo Jacques Pepin Mao Tse-Tung Thomas Jefferson William Shakespeare.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quotable Cook
• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585741647
• ISBN 13: 9781585741649
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Here is a delicious collection of insightful, wise, and humorous remarks on the joys of cooking and eating.

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”—Virginia Woolf

“A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.”—James Beard

“I was thirty-two when I started cooking; until then I just ate.”—Julia Child

“I eat at this German-Chinese restaurant and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later you’re hungry for power.”—Dick Cavett

Here is a sumptuous collection of quotes for anyone who loves to cook¾or eat. From world leaders to comedians, you will find classic sayings on every appetizing course in the art of the meal, including quotes by:

Bobby Flay * Robert Frost * Charles de Gaulle Jackie Gleason * Emeril Lagasse * Ludwig van Beethoven Alfred Hitchcock * Oscar Wilde * Martha Stewart Napoleon Bonaparte * Mark Twain * John F. Kennedy Gracie Allen * T. S. Eliot * Charles Schultz Fran Lebowitz * Galileo * Jacques Pepin Mao Tse-Tung * Thomas Jefferson * William Shakespeare

This book will bring hours of entertainment to cooks, chefs, and food lovers. It is the perfect gift.

From the Back Cover

The Quotable Cook is a sumptuous collection of quotes for anyone who loves to cook - or eat. From world leaders to comedians, you will find classic sayings on every appetizing course in the art of the meal, including quotes by: Woody Allen, James Beard, A. Whitney Brown, George Burns, Truman Capote, Julia Child, Emily Dickenson, Albert Einstein, Robert Frost, Duncan Hines, Douglas MacArthur, Norman Mailer, Groucho Marx, A. A. Milne, Paul Newman, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Ronald Reagan, Martha Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Mark Twain, and many more. Organized into categories such as Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner; Hospitality; Appetizers; Dinner is Served; and What's for Dessert? The Quotable Cook makes a great gift for cooks and gourmets alike. (5 7/8 X 6 7/8, 244 pages)