“The greatest delicacies taste of nothing when eaten alone.”
“This is exactly what I wanted to see today. Everyone thinks the food other people eat is disgusting, and that's the way it should be... How about a toast? To all our uniquely disgusting foods!”
Source: Life Ceremony
“I saw my face today
And it looked older,
Without the warmth of wisdom
Or the softness
Born of pain and waiting.
The dreams were gone from my eyes,
Hope lost in hollowness
On my cheeks,
A finger of death
Pulling at my jaws.
So I did my push-ups
And wondered if I'd ever find you,
To see my face
With friendlier eyes than mine.”
Source: There Are Men Too Gentle to Live Among Wolves
“How dare he interrupt my special time with food?”
Source: Bye Forever, I Guess
“When they heard that someone was full figured and liked cooking & eating, most men imagined someone who was quiet and domestic; someone whose interior life would not surpass their own. But did that reasoning really hold up? Eating was fundamentally an individual and egoistic compulsion... a gourmand was ultimately a seeker of the truth. You could wrap up their mission in all kinds of fancy language, but it was simply confronting their desires day in and day out. As you learn to cook, you become increasingly able to shut out the outside world and create a fortress within your own spirit. You hunted down your prey using fire and blade to fashion them down into the form you desired... it takes a deathly earnestness to remain faithful to your desires at all times.”
“In a village quaint and bright, Lived a chef with great delight. Every morn, with break of day, He’d cook his meals, then he’d say
“Did you eat?” His voice so clear, Echoed far and echoed near. Neighbors smiled, children played, In his care, their hearts were laid.
One fine day, a stranger came, Hungry, tired, seeking fame. “Teach me, chef, your art so fine, I long to make my dishes shine.”
With a nod and knowing glance, The chef began the culinary dance. “First, you learn to truly care, For food is love, you must declare.”
Days turned weeks, the lessons flew, The stranger learned and friendships grew. But fame and glory filled his mind, Leaving care and love behind.
He opened a place, grand and vast, But love for food, a thing of the past. “Did you eat?” He’d never ask, Focused solely on his task.
DID YOU EAT?
Customers came, then soon they went, For something vital had been spent. Food was fine, but heart was cold,
A lesson learned, a tale retold.
Back he went, with heavy heart, To the chef who’d played his part. “Teach me now, what I have missed, For love and care, I have dismissed.”
The chef then smiled, wise and kind, “To care for others, open your mind. The food you make, with love instill, And hearts you’ll nourish, a void you’ll fill.”
“Did you eat?” He asked anew, And in that question, wisdom true. For food with love is more than treat, It’s a bond, a joy, a life complete.
So here’s the tale, both light and deep, A lesson strong for all to keep.
In every meal, in every greet,
Ask with love, “Did you eat?”
Source: Did You Eat? : A Global Journey Through Food, Care, and Connection
“Did You Eat?"
In a village quaint and bright,
Lived a chef with great delight.
Every morn, with break of day,
He’d cook his meals, then he’d say
“Did you eat?” His voice so clear,
Echoed far and echoed near.
Neighbors smiled, children played,
In his care, their hearts were laid.
One fine day, a stranger came,
Hungry, tired, seeking fame.
“Teach me, chef, your art so fine,
I long to make my dishes shine.”
With a nod and knowing glance,
The chef began the culinary dance.
“First, you learn to truly care,
For food is love, you must declare.”
Days turned weeks, the lessons flew,
The stranger learned and friendships grew.
But fame and glory filled his mind,
Leaving care and love behind.
He opened a place, grand and vast,
But love for food, a thing of the past.
“Did you eat?” He’d never ask,
Focused solely on his task.
Customers came, then soon they went,
For something vital had been spent.
Food was fine, but heart was cold,
A lesson learned, a tale retold.
Back he went, with heavy heart,
To the chef who’d played his part.
“Teach me now, what I have missed,
For love and care, I have dismissed.”
The chef then smiled, wise and kind,
“To care for others, open your mind.
The food you make, with love instill,
And hearts you’ll nourish, a void you’ll fill.”
“Did you eat?” He asked anew,
And in that question, wisdom true.
For food with love is more than treat,
It’s a bond, a joy, a life complete.
So here’s the tale, both light and deep,
A lesson strong for all to keep.
In every meal, in every greet,
Ask with love, “Did you eat?”
Source: Did You Eat? : A Global Journey Through Food, Care, and Connection
“My brain probably looks like leftover meatloaf. People of The Future are going to find it and think, "This guy was a genius! We could probably still reheat this and serve it for dinner.”
Source: A Memoir of Memories and Memes
“He said he had one of the worst pizzas in Chicago, and he wanted me to guess where it was from. I said, "New York?”
Source: A Memoir of Memories and Memes
“My little savage! One would think we starve them.”
Source: Something About Lizzy: Family Secrets Post-Pride and Prejudice