“I got killed against Morimoto. I brought out white plates with food; I thought that was really nice. He brings out sculptures of ice, Noah's ark made of balsa wood that he carved at his restaurant downstairs, smoking trees ... When I saw that, I looked at my sous chef and I'm like, we're toast.” MadeWhiteSawsNiceTreeWoodsIceRestaurantsSmokingPlatesChefSculptureReally NiceToastsArkNoah's Ark Author:Geoffrey Zakarian
“Matt 13:57. Then Jesus told them, 'A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.' The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.” InspirationalRealNightJesusNiceArgumentTablesProphetRestaurantsHonoredHometownNice Family Author:George Carlin
“How do I speak Spanish? Not too well. Paz taught me a few words that, if people weren't nice to me, I could tell them a few things. I got to study with [chef] Thomas Keller, who we all love as a guy and Jim had a relationship with him at [his restaurant] the French Laundry.” PeopleIfsWellsGuySpeakStudyNiceTaughtRestaurantsChefLaundryFew Words Author:Adam Sandler
“I feel like we're all here on this planet, and intimacy is important. I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday, and how this is a nice restaurant. I want to get to what are the problems, what's really going on. Are you in love? Are you in a lot of pain? What's really going on in your life? I'm interested in that area, whether it's on stage or in real life.” WantLoveLifeFeelsI CanImportantRealProblemTodayPainBitsNiceStagePlanetsBearsAreasYesterdayReal LifeWeatherAwfulIntimacyRestaurantsLove LifeDiscussingSmall Talk Author:Simon Amstell
“Chalkboards being used inside the restaurant seem to be a good sign that the proprietors are proud of their food, and that's kind of nice, actually - it's a nice personal touch.” KindSeemsUsedNiceProudRestaurantsNice PersonChalkboardsPersonal Touch Author:Fred Armisen
“I like sitting at outdoor restaurants; it would be nice to go someplace on the street and not worry about somebody taking my picture while I'm about to take a bite of something.” Would BeWorryNiceStreetsSittingRestaurantsBitesBeing Nice Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“The forces that run the world always try to keep things under control. The population might be having a wonderful time, buying iPods and going to nice restaurants, but I still feel they're all kind of under control.” WorldFeelsTryingKindStillsMightRunningForceNiceWonderfulPopulationAll KindsRestaurantsBuyingIpodsWonderful Times Author:Terry Gilliam
“Bad restaurants find unique ways to be bad. Good ones are good in the same way: good food, nice staff, a pleasant room. The human capacity for finding unique ways to screw things up always amazes me.” WayHumansRoomsNiceFindingsUniqueCapacityPleasantRestaurantsStaffScrewsGood FoodHuman Capacity Author:Jay Rayner
“I love the sort of ambivalence of this, the ambiguity of something - being, for instance, in a quite busy Mexican restaurant with one of these very gentle tracks playing I remember as being particularly nice.” RememberNiceBusyTrackInstanceGentleRestaurantsMexicanAmbiguityAmbivalence Author:Brian Eno
“I had an experience in a restaurant one time where there was a large trolley with beef being carved up, and I just transposed different images onto it. Like, what if there was a nice little cow there with a bowtie and a knife carving up humans. I was a vegetarian for a couple of years after that.” IfsYearsHumansLittlesDifferentNiceCoupleRestaurantsWhat IfVegetarianKnivesOne TimeCowsBeefCarvingTrolleys Author:Tobe Hooper
“I only eat meat, if I go to a nice restaurant and there is an exceptional dish, or if I'm at somebody's home for a dinner, I'll eat whatever is in front of me. Otherwise, I don't eat anything that walks around and has a face.” IfsHomeFacesWalksNiceFrontsDinnerMeatRestaurantsDishesExceptional Author:Bryan Fuller
“I eat like a kid. I like Chief Boyardee. Their Ravioli, but they have some stuff I've never seen in the real Italian food world. You ever been in a nice Italian restaurant? Hi how are you? Ummm id like to start with a nice bottle of Chanti and a couple of Caesar Salads and umm I'm going to have the Beef a'ronni. And some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the lady.” WorldRealKidsStuffNiceCoupleChiefsRestaurantsBottlesItalianTeenageSaladBeefTurtlesNinjaMutantsItalian FoodCaesar SaladNinja TurtleTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Author:Brian Regan
“I'd like to help other comedians and when I get a little older I'd like to open up a nice comedy club that is straight classy, with a straight restaurant and a chef. The whole thing, red carpet, and treating people nice, for people to come back and have a good time. That's the kind of comedy club I want to open up.” PeopleWantKindLittlesWholeHelpingComedyNiceRedClubsHelping OthersComedianRestaurantsGood TimesChefCarpetHaving A Good TimeRed CarpetComedy Clubs Author:Bruce Bruce
“Yes, e-commerce is a strange situation for an old guy like me. You can buy a TV online, OK, but to buy a dress or shoes? Ugh. The customer has to go back to the store and breathe and smell and have a good time. Because shopping is a good time - like going to a nice restaurant.” GuySituationNiceStrangeTvsDressesShoesSmellCustomersBreatheStoresLike MeRestaurantsGood TimesOnlineShoppingCommerceHaving A Good TimeE CommerceUghOld Guys Author:Max Azria
“My life changed when I was able to not only get seated in nice restaurants, I was given free appetizers. That was like, "Oh, my God, I've arrived".” AbleGivenNiceChangedLife ChangingRestaurantsAppetizers Author:Matt Groening
“People have these perceptions; maybe they've been here for a day, or have only heard about it. It was like when I first came to work here. You want to see the clean city that is always talked about, how nice the people are, the restaurants, the vibe, how diverse the city is. That's what we want to show: what an enjoyable city it is, what a great city it is. Forget about basketball.” PeopleWantFirstsShowsForgetCitiesNiceHeardBasketballPerceptionCleanRestaurantsDiverseEnjoyableGreat Cities Author:Masai Ujiri