Padma Lakshmi Quotes

I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.

I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.

The way to anybody's heart is through a thoughtfully-prepared, beautifully-executed, lovingly-presented meal.

When my mother was dying, I cooked for her. One of the things I realised was that the smell and look of the food was key. I concentrated on how it looked on the plate. Even if the amount was small, it gave her a nourishment of a different kind.

For me, cooking is an extension of love.

I think perhaps we all cook to feed some kind of hunger in ourselves. I am nourished by being surrounded by family and friends, by creating something delicious for them, by nurturing them.

Food was a labor of love you felt by cooking it and eating it.

And, I believe that one of the most loving things you can do is prepare a meal for someone you love. None of which I know how to do!

You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.

Food is a passion. Food is love.

For me, cooking is a way to try and please people and tell them I love them. When I fall in love with someone, I want to feed them as well.

How I show love has always been through food. That, for me, has been the foundation of how I express gratitude for anybody around me.

Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.

Cookbooks hit you where you live. You want comfort; you want security; you want food; you want to not be hungry and not only do you want those basic things fixed, you want it done in a really nice, gentle way that makes you feel loved. That's a big desire, and cookbooks say to the person reading them, 'If you will read me, you will be able to do this for yourself and for others. You will make everybody feel better.'

Food feeds both the body and soul - there are clear reasons to eat a balanced diet, but there are also reasons you cling to your mom's secret chicken noodle soup recipe when you're sick.

You know that old saying, 'A way to a man's heart is through his stomach' - that's me.

In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love for food means you also have a love for those you are preparing it for and for yourself.

Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.

Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.

I call it soul food, and I call it compassion food because it kind of bonds loved ones together. It kept families together for a long time.

I enjoy cooking for people I am close to.

I'm fascinated by food. Food is love, isn't it?

Cooking can cure almost anything.

By nature, I'm very care-taking. There's something really beautiful about cooking for someone and feeding them.

My mother made the best scrambled eggs, super-loose and soft.