Food

If my daughter wants to get into this business, I would support that decision. Shes going to have a hard time not being in it. She loves food and shes around it all the time. – Bobby Flay

The Food Network was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldnt get there by subway, you couldnt be on. It wasnt like TV was something I really wanted to do – but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants. – Bobby Flay

I wasnt passionate about food until Id been cooking for a while. I started long before food became part of the mainstream media. I just wanted to cook, period. – Bobby Flay

Nobody believed the Food Network could last. Even I was short sighted and thought to myself, 24 hours of food on TV? Theyll run out of things to talk about in four days! But that wasnt true. Food Network continues to get better and evolve. – Bobby Flay

Dont try to be the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay, we already have those people. We want someone who is going to make their own mark on Food Network. – Bobby Flay

I couldnt relate to kid stuff. Jimmy doesnt like me! Who cares? I was worried we didnt have gas money or food. Those were my concerns. – Leighton Meester

I dont let it bother me too much if someone doesnt like me. I just figure theres no accounting for taste. Its not me, its my acting. Its like if someone doesnt like someones food, they just dont like my acting. – Anna Chlumsky

The number one mistake is giving pets table scraps. I made the mistake thinking I was showing my dog love by giving her food and treats. You see a tiny 4 oz. piece of cheese, but for a Boston Terrier like mine, thats like one and a half hamburgers. Thats unhealthy. – Alison Sweeney

There are times, like after a long day of work, when the thought of an easy drive-through is enticing. But then I remember how crappy I felt when I ate fast food in the past, and it inspires me to head to the grocery store or my local farmers market and whip up an easy but healthier option. – Alison Sweeney

I have encouraged my kids to eat well from day one. I add flavor – herbs and spices – to everything because I dont want them getting used to starchy, bland food. I also want them to experiment – they dont have to love everything, but they do have to try it. – Alison Sweeney

Eating when youre not hungry and taking in that amount of food is exhausting. – Chris Hemsworth

A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible lifestyles turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind. – George Will

No matter where Ive been overseas, the food stinks, except in Italy. – Carmen Electra

I dont have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension. – Bela Lugosi

Well, foods always the way to anybodys heart, I think, guy or girl. – Josh Hutcherson

People come up to me all the time and say, Oh, I love to watch Food Network, and I ask them what they cook, and they say, I dont really cook. Theyre afraid, theyre intimidated, they know all about food from eating out and watching TV, but they dont know where to start in their own kitchen. – Michael Symon

The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesnt give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does. – Tom Vilsack

Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there werent the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues. – Tom Vilsack

Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And Im conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight. – Tom Vilsack

If you think of what food is, its the energy we use to do our daily work. I want people to know about the USDA. This is a very important department. Its not fully appreciated as such. – Tom Vilsack