And every raven after his kind,
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk. Deuteronomy 14:3-21
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Isaiah 55:2
Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idols. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. This is an abomination. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for you. And those beasts and birds of prey which ye have trained as hounds are trained, ye teach them that which Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take account.
This day are (all) good things made lawful for you. The food of those who have received the Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. And so are the virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous women of those who received the Scripture before you (lawful for you) when ye give them their marriage portions and live with them in honour, not in fornication, nor taking them as secret concubines. Whoso denieth the faith, his work is vain and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter. Koran 5:3-5
So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being. Franz Kafka
Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me. Audrey Hepburn
I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead. Oscar Wilde
Never order food in excess of your body weight. Erma Bombeck
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch. Orson Welles
I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to food. W C Fields
You can’t just eat good food. You’ve got to talk about it too. And you’ve got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food. Kurt Vonnegut, Jailbird
As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
Cooking is an art and patience a virtue ... Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing – love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an artist – not perhaps in the representational style of a Dutch master, but rather more like Gauguin, the naive, or Van Gogh, the impressionist. Plates or pictures of sunshine taste of happiness and love. Keith Floyd
To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day. W Somerset Maugham
She spoke of evenings in the country making popcorn on the porch. Once this would have gladdened my heart but because her heart was not glad when she said it I knew there was nothing in it but the idea of what one should do. Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Though their life was modest, they believed in eating well. James Joyce, Dubliners
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. Ernestine Ulmer
Fat – it’s in all the food we love to eat. There’s nothing that tastes quite so good. Dr Saleyha Ahsan, The Truth About Fat, BBC 2015
Is it really as harmful as we believe? ibid.
When we eat fat what happens inside us? ... Living without fat will affect their body and mind in unusual ways. ibid.
We're hardwired to love fat. ibid.
What exactly are we spending our money on? ... To reveal which fresh food Britons buy most ... The rehydrating power of milk to the vegetables that can make you more attractive. Dr Alice Roberts: Britain’s Favourite Foods: Are They Good For You? BBC 2015
When the temperature drops by a few degrees our food consumption goes up. Human Swarm, Channel 4 2013
Billionaires use a private network of luxury food suppliers. The World’s Most Expensive Food I, Channel 4 2015
As the rich get richer, their spending is escalating beyond belief. ibid.
Not just any coffee ... £325 a cup. ibid.
Food suppliers must constantly raise their game. ibid.
You need the right people to source the right products no-one else can get their hands on. The World’s Most Expensive Food II
The national dish is no longer fish and chips, it’s curry. Marianne Jean-Baptiste, cited Observer 18th May 1997
It may indeed be doubted, whether butcher’s meat is any where a necessary of life. Grain and other vegetables, with the help of milk, cheese, and butter, or oil, where butter is not to be had, it is known from experience, can, without any butcher’s meat, afford the most plentiful, the most wholesome, the most nourishing, and the most invigorating diet. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations 1776
Food glorious food,
Hot sausage and mustard.
While we’re in the mood –
Cold jelly and custard. Oliver! 1968 starring Ron Moody & Oliver Reed & Shani Wallis & Harry Secombe & Mark Lester & Peggy Mount & Leonard Rossiter & Kenneth Cranham & Hugh Griffith & Jack Wild et al, director Carol Reed, opening scene, Lionel Bart song
Please, sir, I want some more. ibid. Oliver to Mr Bumble
Michael, there’s a very big difference between these two pizza places. The Office US s4e6: Launch Party II, Oscar, NBC 2007
You will come out when you decide to give me a discount on the pizza. ibid. Michael to pizza delivery boy
There’s only one place to get authentic New York style sushi. ibid.
I had a fish-stick sandwich. Actually I had two fish-stick sandwiches. The Office US s6e9: Double Date, Michael’s breakfast
Can’t a guy just buy some bagels for his friends so they’ll owe him a favour which he can use to get someone fired who stole a co-manager position from him any more? Jeez. ibid. Dwight to camera
You got leaves with yours. Big Night 1996 starring Tony Shalhoub & Stanley Tucci & Minnie Driver & Ian Holm & Isabella Rossellini & Caroline Aaron & Marc Anthony & Allison Janney & Campbell Scott & Susan Floyd & Pasquale Cajano et al, directors Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci, wife to husband first customers
To eat good food is to be close to God. ibid. chef