There was Virginia Boote, the food and restaurant critic, who had once been a great beauty but was now a grand and magnificent ruin, and who delighted in her ruination.
However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about.
Anthony Bourdain is a legend and an inspiration for me.
In 1981, we opened Felidia, and the newspapers, the city papers, the big timers came, and I got invited on the 'Today Show' and so on. A lot of food luminaries would come to Felidia - Julia Child, James Beard, they all came.
I will tell you, I'm a lousy cook, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of a good meal.
A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.
You know, I used to think I was a foodie, and then my wife went to culinary school and basically explained to me that I was just a guy that likes to eat.
I was only 24 years old when a lady called Sabina Sehgal Saikia - the then 'Delhi Times' editor - asked me to host the 'Times Food Guide Awards,' so it was with The 'Times of India' that my career began in this field.
If I could be something other than an actor, I'd be a chef; I've got a big interest in food. I'm a proper fan boy.
I'm a professional food eater.
I'm one of three judges on 'MasterChef' with Gordon Ramsay, but I don't want my own show. I'm kind of used to the sidekick gig.
You can show me some stick ice cream and I can tell you if it's good or not just looking at it.
I became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come true.
I swear, I didn't really go in thinking, 'I'll be the Simon Cowell' of 'Top Chef.' I was just used to being a judge on British food shows where people are much more outspoken and rather rude. That's the culture over here.
I don't cook. I love to eat. I love to go to the restaurants.
I have the greatest job in the world, and my life revolves around my love for food - particularly devouring hot dogs.
You cannot open a major New York restaurant today and not be aware that showbiz will play a role.
It has long been acknowledged that the single best restaurant in the world is Arthur Bryant's Barbecue at Eighteenth and Booklyn in Kansas city.
I'm definitely a foodie.
People hate to go out to eat with me because they know I'm going to send it back. Like, I'm trying to order simple. But don't blame me if you bring out the wrong stuff.
I find myself on Yelp typing in 'the best 'blank' all the time: best cheese, best ice cream, best pizza.
Delia Smith is, actually, my bete noire. I consider her a most pernicious influence.
In 'Ratatouille,' there are two different themes that express the two sides of Remy's personality: the creative side: the chef, and the 'thief' side: his nature as a mouse.
As a restaurateur, my palate is one of my most important tools.
To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach.
