All Quotes

A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl. ”

It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties. ”

A food processor, or even one of those small bowls that fit on a stick blender, is a real treasure. No, that's not an overstatement. ”

Healthy is in the eye of the beholder. ”

There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening. ”

Having grown up in the Middle East, eating beans for breakfast always seemed like a bizarre British eccentricity. ”

I do support people eating more vegetables. It's a good thing to do. ”

I have an intense dislike of doctrines, because you will always end up eating your words. ”

I get great pleasure from stuffed foods, from an apple strudel to a vegetable samosa, from a whole roasted bird with a sweet and savoury stuffing to a vine leaf filled with rice and spices. ”

Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure. ”