This lampshade chef had a very long day at the hotel kitchen... - Photo by Tracy Hunter @ Flickr
From Denny: Had some fun today and put up a post chock full of funny cooking quotes! When it comes to cooking there are a variety of opinions. Here's a "chef's table" sampling of the cheeky quote menu:
* In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport. - Julia Child
* Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. - Harriet Van Horne
* The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. - Calvin Trillin
* When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking. - Gail Sheehy
* Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. - G. K. Chesterson (1874-1936)
* Recipe For Chili: Put a pot of chili on the stove to simmer. Let it simmer. Meanwhile, broil a good steak. Eat the steak. Let the chili simmer. Ignore it. - Allan Shivers, former governor of Texas
* I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead - not sick, not wounded - dead. - Woody Allen
* Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat. - Alex Levine
* In Mexico we have a word for sushi: bait. - Jose Simon
For more of Cheeky Quote Day, go here! :)