“Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is,...” — Delia Smith Quote

Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.

Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again.

A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight.

A cake is a very good test of an oven: if it browns too much on one side and not on the other, it's not your fault - you need to have your oven checked.

Remember, it's very simple to have an oven tested professionally, and it only takes about five minutes.

After the passing of my personal hero, Anthony Bourdain, I've been reflecting a lot on his influence on food culture. He made street food from around the world, that most of us have never heard of, accessible.

You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for.

Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.

It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.