Rick Bayless Quotes

Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.

My grandmother taught me to knit, and as I knit, my mind returns to my childhood.

I'm from South Georgia, so my mom, she always cooked some dang good food when I was growing up.

I grew up eating chicken and dumplings in my grandma's kitchen.

Food brings back memories. I had a mom that wasn't a good cook, so I would eat my grandma's food. It was amazing because it brings back a time almost in Technicolor. I see her house, I see her stove; I think about what it felt like when I was sick, and it felt like love.

I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot.

When I was growing up in Mississippi - it was good Southern food... but I also grew up with a Greek family; when other kids were eating fried okra, we were eating steamed artichokes. So I think it played a big part in my healthy cooking.

My mother used to make the most amazing yogurt.

As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.

When I smell pho, I just automatically think of my mom. All these nostalgic feelings and memories come rushing through my head.

I grew up with fantastic Southern food. In Southern California.

I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.

As a child, I was lucky enough to spend each summer with my grandmother.

One of my favorite memories from growing up in Brazil is being in the kitchen with my family and watching everyone bake and cook.

A lot of people who come to my restaurant bring their parents over because it brings back good memories.

My grandmother Dora taught me how to cook. She's from a small town in West Virginia called Milton. I would pull a stool up to her kitchen counter after school. My love of food started there.

The kitchen was the center of our household. I spent all of my time there growing up.

My mum was my primary school cook which was handy because she used to give me extra portions. After school me and my brother used to go in the kitchen and wait for her there, and she used to give us a bit of cake and things.

My maternal grandmother, Annie Sparks, lived with our family during the while I was growing up. When I came home from school, after having made a detour to the kitchen to pour a glass of milk and fix a thick peanut butter sandwich on easy-to-tear white bread, I would go up to her sitting room.

My father always made an amazing meatloaf, and I've inherited his skill. Leftover meatloaf in a sandwich? Come on!

My dad gave me the gene to enjoy cooking, and to enjoy consuming good food and wine.

I just love food, especially my mom's Bulgarian cooking. Taco Bell is my favorite fast food restaurant. I also love Italian food.

I can make dressing - or stuffing. Y'all call it stuffing up here, we call it dressing down there. It's really good dressing. That family recipe was passed on, and I love to make that.

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

Most of my food memories are of my Nan cooking Sunday dinners - roasts of meat with lots of vegetables. I suppose I cook what's comforting and dishes that make me feel good.