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Cooking Quotes

On family kitchens, music, and the craft of cooking.

These quotes cover cooking as both chore and craft—lessons learned young at home, music that makes the task lighter, and the dream of running a restaurant serving a specific regional cuisine. See our family quotes for more.

My parents both worked full time. I remember a lot of simple meals. Everything I know about cooking is self-schooled.

Quotes by Tyler Florence

I can cook really well. I started cooking as a kid, so I can fend for myself in the kitchen and even do a little gourmet action.

Quotes by Ty Pennington

When people compliment my cooking, it's like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it's great to be known for something else.

Quotes by Trisha Yearwood

For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends.

Quotes by Trisha Yearwood

I would like to host a show, something like travel or cooking or something like that, something I'm really interested in, and so I'm pitching a couple television shows.

Quotes by Trishelle Cannatella

Women do so much aesthetically to attract men that they sometimes overlook the simple things, like cooking.

Quotes by Tony Rock

There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of cooking dinner for someone she loves.

Quotes by Tom Wolfe

I look cooking! Particularly pad thai.

Quotes by Tom Weston-Jones

I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking.

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

My father was often away with the army, or in London, but mum did a lot of the cooking. She never liked cakes - not baking. Meat. Fish. That's what she did.

Quotes by Tom Parker Bowles

I do most of the cooking. I'm kind of domestic, untidily so.

Quotes by Tom Paulin

Mastering one recipe is better than mastering too many. Learn something and own it, and you'll feel so much better about it. You'll have more confidence if you've made it five times, and that confidence adds so much fun to...

Quotes by Tom Douglas

My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread - works all the time. I think I've...

Quotes by Tom Brady

I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I never really pursued - with some Miami teams and a few larger colleges, and then I ended up...

Quotes by Todd English

I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it.

Quotes by Todd English

When I cook at home, most of the people I cook for want to be in the kitchen while I'm cooking. I love nothing more than someone monitoring how much salt I put into something, how much pepper I add...

Quotes by Tituss Burgess

I am a nice guy. I love having a good time. I love cooking. I love hanging out with my friends.

Quotes by Tim Kennedy

There's nothing I like better than going to my apartment, closing the door, cooking my little dinner for one and just tuning out. My apartment really is my haven. It's a nest where I go to heal.

Quotes by Tim Gunn

At Christmas, it's my siblings running around the house, we're cooking, talking, laughing, loud and just crazy. It's beautiful chaos.

Quotes by Tika Sumpter

The people who I enjoy cooking for the most are my family.

Quotes by Tiffani Thiessen

Frequently Asked Questions

What different cooking-related memories and views appear here?
This mix covers being pushed to help with cooking and chores growing up, a personal view about the time women spend cooking or getting ready, a wish to open a restaurant serving Parsi cooking, and a memory of cooking alongside future celebrity chefs.
Is there a quote about being pushed to help with cooking and chores growing up?
Yes: "My parents pushed us very hard to work, both in the home, doing chores and cooking, and at school."
Does a quote mention wanting to open a restaurant serving Parsi cooking?
Yes: "I would still like to own and run a restaurant serving Indian food with a good dollop of Parsi cooking - which you can't seem to get anywhere."
Is there a quote about cooking alongside future celebrity chefs?
Yes: "When I moved to Los Angeles, I was cooking with two guys who became celebrity chefs, if you will. I became their sous chef for awhile. We'd go to all the big names in Hollywood."
Where can I find more quotes about food and home?
For more, see our Food and Home quotes pages.

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