We’ve got 85 food quotes that’ll keep your mind and belly full all day!
Food is more than just sustenance or a basic human need. More than keeping our bellies full, food, cooking, and eating are experiences that can bring joy and fulfillment to our lives.
From the flavors of different cultures to the comfort of homemade dishes, these things have the power to connect us to ourselves and to others. So, as we savor delicious meals, we nourish not only our bodies but also our minds and souls.
Let’s celebrate the diversity of food and the joy it brings by reading the world’s greatest food quotes. We’re positive that each quote will help you gain a new perspective on the beauty and importance of food!
Best Food Quotes
1. “Food is art, and food is love. And we should show love and appreciation for those who cook it by eating it with relish.” – Mark Bittman
2. “Food is our common ground—a universal experience.” – James Beard
3. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates
4. “Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.” – Giada De Laurentiis
5. “Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.” – Louise Fresco
6. “Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving, and identity.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
7. “Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. That is how we consider food. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships.” – Winona LaDuke
Famous Food Quotes
8. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” – Virginia Woolf
9. “People who love to eat are always the best people.” – Julia Child
10. “I know once people get connected to real food, they never change back.” – Alice Waters
11. “The belly rules the mind.” – Spanish Proverb
12. “Food is really and truly the most effective medicine.” – Joel Fuhrman
13. “Well, food’s always the way to anybody’s heart, I think, guy or girl.” – Josh Hutcherson
Inspirational Food Quotes
14. “If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him. The people who give you their food give you their heart.” – Cesar Chavez
15. “All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.” – John Gunther
16. “I watch cooking change the cook, just as it transforms the food.” – Laura Esquivel
17. “Food can be very transformational, and it can be more than just about a dish. That’s what happened to me when I first went to France. I fell in love. And if you fall in love, well, then everything is easy.” – Alice Waters
Food Quotes to Fill You With Positivity
18. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schulz
19. “Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.” – Alan D. Wolfelt
20. “Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is.” – Irish Proverb
21. “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” – George Bernard Shaw
Powerful Quotes About Food
22. “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
23. “We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” – Anna Thomas
24. “To me, food is as much about the moment, the occasion, the location, and the company as it is about the taste.” – Heston Blumenthal
25. “I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted to be a part of that.” – José Andrés Puerta
26. “One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” – Luciano Pavarotti
27. “Food, to a large extent, is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.” – Peter Farb
Food Quotes About Cooking
28. “Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” – Harriet van Horne
29. “Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” – Craig Claiborne
30. “Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.” – Guy Fieri
31. “A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” – Thomas Keller
Good Food Quotes for Some Comfort
32. “You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.” – Paul Prudhomme
33. “The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.” – Maya Angelou
34. “Eating good food is my favorite thing in the world. Nothing is more blissful.” – Justine Larbalestier
35. “Great food is like great sex. The more you have, the more you want.” – Gael Greene
36. “Never underestimate the power of good food. Eating delicious food can be a life-changing experience.” – Shon Mehta
37. “Good food warms the heart and feeds the soul.” – A.D. Posey
38. “Good food doesn’t mean fancy food, good friend doesn’t mean fancy friend, good life doesn’t mean fancy life.” – Abhijit Naskar
39. “A good meal must begin with hunger.” – French Proverb
40. “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” – Oscar Wilde
Short Food Quotes
41. “Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.” – Ernestine Ulmer
42. “A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Child
43. “Food should be fun.” – Thomas Keller
44. “Food is memories.” – José Andrés
45. “First we eat, then we do everything else.” – M.F.K. Fisher
Food Quotes for the Kitchen
46. “No one who cooks cooks alone. A cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, and the wisdom of cookbook writers.” – Laurie Colwin
47. “The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight.” – M.F.K. Fisher
48. “The stove is the shrine where I convene with my ancestors” – Adam Ragusea
49. “Separate pots of simmering French and Italian soup stocks. Bowls of various Chinese spice blends. Trimmed and marinating lamb shanks, a common ingredient in Turkish cooking. And the foundation of all Indian cuisine—toasting the starter spices!” – Yuto Tsukuda
Food Quotes and Captions for Instagram
50. “Lettuce romaine friends forever.” – Anonymous
51. “I’m just here to spill the tea and eat the scones.” – Anonymous
52. “I’m on a roll, sushi roll that is.” – Anonymous
53. “Life is batter with a sprinkle of love.” – Anonymous
54. “Life is short; eat the sprinkles!” – Anonymous
55. “Laughter is brightest where food is best.” – Irish Proverb
56. “A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.” – Barbara Johnson
57. “Food is an important part of a balanced diet.” – Fran Lebowitz
58. “Calories? I think you mean delicious points.” – Anonymous
Funny Food Quotes
59. “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.” – Julia Child
60. “My favorite animal is steak.” – Fran Lebowitz
61. “I’m on a seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it!” – Anonymous
62. “My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.” – Orson Welles
63. “My weaknesses have always been food and men—in that order.” – Dolly Parton
64. “Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” – Dough Larson
Catchy Food Quotes and Puns
65. “Donut worry, be happy and eat more donuts!” – Anonymous
66. “This meal is truly egg-ceptional!” – Anonymous
67. “I’m grapeful for this delicious meal!” – Anonymous
68. “Stay cheesy and keep eating delicious food.” – Anonymous
69. “I’m souper excited about this food adventure.” – Anonymous
Delicious Food Quotes That’ll Make You Feel Full
70. “The secret of food lies in memory—of thinking and then knowing what the taste of cinnamon or steak is.” – Jerry Saltz
71. “Eating is so intimate. It’s very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table, and you want to cook for them, you’re inviting a person into your life.” – Maya Angelou
72. “Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” – Ruth Reichl
73. “This magical, marvelous food on our plate, this sustenance we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey.” – Joel Salatin
Food Quotes for Chefs and Restaurant Owners
74. “Always serve too much hot fudge sauce on hot fudge sundaes. It makes people overjoyed and puts them in your debt.” – Judith Olney
75. “Anyone who’s a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: ‘Is it good? Does it give pleasure?’” – Anthony Bourdain
76. “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food.” – W.C. Fields
77. “In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.” – Julia Child
78. “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking, you’ve to have a what-the-hell attitude.” – Julia Child
More Quotes for Foodies Worldwide
79. “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” – François de la Rochefoucauld
80. “Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” – Federico Fellini
81. “Never eat more than you can life.” – Miss Piggy
82. “Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don’t forget food. You can go a week without laughing.” – Joss Whedon
83. “I am not a glutton; I am an explorer of food.” – Erma Bombeck
84. “Eat, drink, and live free. There’s no telling what might happen tomorrow.” – Anonymous
85. “My best hostess tip is to have good food and really good music.” – Jennifer Aniston
How Important Is Food to You and Your Life?
Food is not just a basic human necessity. It’s also a source of joy, connection, and culture.
No matter how you look at it, food has the power to satisfy our cravings and bring people together. Our meals start in the kitchen and end at the dinner table; each step of the process is social—it allows us to bond with others, both physically and mentally.
People cook with others, side by side, passing each ingredient to the other. At the same time, even when there’s no one beside you in the kitchen, you’re still not alone, as you’re cooking from a cookbook or a recipe passed down from your grandparents.
As one of the quotes above goes, “No one who cooks cooks alone. A cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, and the wisdom of cookbook writers.”
So, remember that food can broaden our horizons and build connections with others from different backgrounds. The next time you sit down to enjoy a meal, remember that you’re not just satisfying your hunger but also connecting with millions of people worldwide!
