“The job of uncovering the global food waste scandal started for me whe...” — Tristram Stuart Quote

The job of uncovering the global food waste scandal started for me when I was 15 years old. I bought some pigs. I was living in Sussex. And I started to feed them in the most traditional and environmentally friendly way. I went to my school kitchen, and I said, 'Give me the scraps that my school friends have turned their noses up at.'

Vegetarians have been around for a very long time - Pythagoreans forbade eating animals more than 2,500 years ago - but even as the environmental evidence mounted, they didn't appear to be winning the argument.

A country like America has twice as much food on its shop shelves and in its restaurants than is actually required to feed the American people.

Viewed from a holistic ecological perspective, some meat - such as conscientiously hunted animals - involves less suffering and environmental damage than arable agriculture, while both of these are significantly less harmful than indiscriminately purchasing meat on the market.

With the growth of both urbanization and globalization, consumers are becoming increasingly disconnected from their food.

I don't know if you call a burger 'recession food.' It's comfort food.

I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.

I always preferred my father's pasta the next day, when he'd put it in a hot oven with heaps of extra cheese. It would emerge slightly burned and very crisp on top.

Salt has a greater impact on flavor than any other ingredient. Learn to use it well, and food will taste good.