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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 8, 2013

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 8, 2013

Life is a combination of magic and pasta.–Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini, an Italian film director and scriptwriter, was born on January 20, 1920, in Rimini, Italy. Part of the Italian Neorealist movement, Fellini was known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images. His major works are La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2. Fellini. “At least half of all film-makers asked about the directors they most admire include Federico Fellini in their top three,” says The Guardian, and he is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the twentieth century, winning five Academy Awards, to become the person who won the highest number of Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film in history. He died October 31, 1993.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, June 17, 2013

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, June 17, 2013 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat.—old New York proverb

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 10, 2013
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Daily Food Quote: April 27, 2012

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, April 27, 2012 Permalink 0

From “Channeling MFK Fisher: An Everlasting Meal, ” by Kurt Michael Friese, on Civil Eats

“In a time when we can all appreciate the value of frugality in the kitchen, when each of us can ring a wry smile from the Tuscan proverb she quotes: Si stava meglio quando si stava peggio (“We were better off when things were worse”), it is refreshing to know that with just a little effort, and a lot of love, delicious healthy meals are waiting to be awakened from their slumber in the back of the pantry.”

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, June 7, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

One of the most important resources that a garden makes available for use, is the gardener’s own body. A garden gives the body the dignity of working in its own support. It is a way of rejoining the human race.—Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry was born in Kentucky in 1934. He has always promoted a responsible kind of agriculture that is integrated into one’s everyday life. Because he promoted this vision of food and agriculture long before the Slow Food movement started, he is viewed by Slow Food as having laid the foundation for the American Slow Food movement and the move toward a more sustainable and ethical agriculture.

You can view his books and biography on the official Wendell Berry site.

Click here to listen to the 2-part series “Building a Slow Food Nation,” including an interview with Wendell Berry.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 2, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, May 2, 2011 Permalink 0

by Sim ón de Swaan

I don’t like to say that my kitchen is a religious place, but I would say that if I were a voodoo priestess, I would conduct my rituals there.–Pearl Bailey, Pearl’s Kitchen

Pearl Bailey was an American Tony-award winning actress for her role in Hello Dolly! (1968). President Richard Nixon appointed her America’s “Ambassador of Love” in 1970, three years before she published Pearl’s Kitchen.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, April 28, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, April 28, 2011 Permalink 0

by Sim ón de Swaan

Somehow we have fallen for a myth, the notion that food that isn’t fast prepared and fast cooked is inherently more difficult, more time consuming, more of a sweat, almost not worth the effort, or, at least, only worth the effort of the time.–Tamasin Day-Lewis, Good Tempered Food

Tamasin Day-Lewis is an English television chef, daughter of the poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon, and sister of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis. For those who live in the UK , her cooking show can be watched on TV.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, April 24, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Sunday, April 24, 2011 Permalink 0

by Sim ón de Swaan

“…there is a difficulty in bringing to life in one’s own kitchen the memories of gastronomic travels. Most of us do not wish to eat at home as we do in restaurants, nor would we want to cook like expert chefs every day even if we knew how.”–Narcisse Chamberlain and Narcissa G. Chamberlain, The Flavor of France in Recipes & Pictures

Narcisse Chamberlain was the daughter of cookbook writers Samuel and Narcissa G. Chamberlain. Her father, Samuel, was one of the founders of Gourmet Magazine, and along with his wife and daughter, teamed up to help make French food accessible to American homes in the 1950s and 60s. Narcisse Chamberlain’s books and papers can be found at the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, April 21, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, April 21, 2011 Permalink 0

by Sim ón de Swaan

Grimod de la Reynière drank Swiss absinthe with foie gras, but warned: . . . nothing surpasses an excellent pâté de foie gras: they have killed more gourmands than the plague.–Ben Schott, Schott’s Food & Drink Miscellany

Ben Schott, born in 1974, is an author and curator of knowledge. He can be found on his own website and on twitter @benschott.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, April 20, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Permalink 0

by Sim ón de Swaan

I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food. –William Claude Dukenfield

William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as “W. C. Fields,” was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. He first made his fame in Vaudeville, and later in Hollywood. He carefully crafted his image as a boozer always ready to come out with a wise crack.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, April 19, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Permalink 0

by Sim ón de Swaan

The West Wasn’t Won on Salad.–North Dakota Beef Council, slogan to promote beef.

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