Julia Child Quotes About Food
American chef, author and television personality, Julia Child introduced French cuisine and cooking to the American mainstream. She was 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 32 years old before she started cooking.
“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”
“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.”
“The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken. Bon appétit.”
What would she have done if she hadn’t gone into cooking?: “I would have married a Republican banker and become an alcoholic.”
“In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men’s underwear.”
“Non-cooks think it’s silly to invest two hours’ work in two minutes’ enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.”
“Life itself is the proper binge.”
“It’s so beautifully arranged on the plate – you know someone’s fingers have been all over it.”
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a ‘What the hell?’ attitude.”
On what her longevity is attributed to: “Red meat and gin.”
