"Most seafoods should be simply threatened with heat and then celebrated with joy."
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"Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some class. But then, I suppose that every creature that gives his life for our table should be treated with class."
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"The squid is so cooperative. Its body forms a tube that can be stuffed with marvelous fillings. You don't have to be Greek to enjoy this one."
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"How can people say they don't eat eggplant when God loves the color and the French love the name? I don't under'stand."
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"All kids draw some kind of cartoon characters. They just grow out of them, and I didn't"
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"CONTROL MYSELF?!! I'm a MONSTER! Monsters don't control themselves! That's the whole IDEA!"
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"Smiley Bone: You can't feel safe unless there's something to be safe against! Phoney Bone: Exactly! People like to be victims! There's a certain unassailable moral superiority about it."
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"Serve this dish with much too much wine for your guests, along with some cooked green vegetables and a huge salad. You will be famous in about half an hour."
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"I don't go for the nouvelle approach - serving a rabbit rump with coffee extract sauce and a slice of kiwi fruit."
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"Feasting is also closely related to memory. We eat certain things in a particular way in order to remember who we are. Why else would you eat grits in Madison, New Jersey?"
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"I'm so hungry, comrade! It has been days since we ate those two raccoons!' 'I know comrade. I'm even beginning to wish we had some of your homemade quiche!' 'Oh comrade! Do you mean it?' 'Hey--Hey! None of that! If you ever tell anyone I said that, I'll deny it!"
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"Slaves were taught to be fine chefs, but they endangered their lives if they made a mistake or served an ill-prepared dish. Rather than being reprimanded, they were often hauled into the dining room and flogged in the presence of the guests."
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"That's right, kid. Never play an ace if a two will do."
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"[We need] to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit and the tremendous untapped potential in our prisons."
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"Phoney: Here's your problem Fone Bone! We're off the map! Get a bigger map!"
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"The design process, at its best, integrates the aspirations of art, science, and culture."
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"The way I feel about it is: Beat me or feed me, but don't tease me. It's toy food; who needs it? Serve it to toy people."
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"Omit and substitute! That's how recipes should be written. Please don't ever get so hung up on published recipes that you forget that you can omit and substitute."
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"I attended the Columbus College Of Art & Design for a little while, until I realized they didn't take cartooning very seriously."
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"Please understand the reason why Chinese vegetables taste so good. It is simple. The Chinese do not cook them, they just threaten them!"
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