There is never enough horsepower. . . . . . just not enough traction.
If ever there was a fish made to endure, it is the Atlantic cod. . . But it has among its predators - man, an openmouthed species greedier than cod.
Man wants to see nature and evolution as separate from human activities. There is a natural world, and there is man. But man also belongs to the natural world. If he is a ferocious predator, that too is part of evolution. If cod and haddock and other species cannot survive because man kills them, something more adaptable will take their place. Nature, the ultimate pragmatist, doggedly searches for something that works. But as the cockroach demonstrates, what works best in nature does not always appeal to us.
Food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture.
A gourmet knows that the best part is not always the expensive part, and he will find that part, and then he will share it. A gourmet should want to share.
The egg creams of Avenue A in New York and the root beer float. . . . are among the high points of American gastronomic inventiveness.
Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man's relationship with nature, about the climate, about nation-building, cultural struggles, friends and enemies, alliances, wars, religion. It is about memory and tradition and, at times, even about sex.
There was a Young Person in pink, Who called out for something to drink; But they said, 'O my daughter, there's nothing but water!' Which vexed that Young Person in pink.
Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a result of the love.
Human beings are not inevitable, and our brief existence is not preordained to be extended into the distant future. If Homo sapiens is to have a continued presence on earth, humankind will reevaluate its sense of place in the world and modify its strong species-centric stewardship of the planet. Our collective concepts of morality and ethics have a direct impact on our species' ultimate fate.
At some point, we realize that what we do for ourselves benefits others, and what we do for others benefits us.