Nigel Slater Quotes

Nigel Slater is an English food writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has written a column for The Observer Magazine for over a decade and is the principal writer for the Observer Food Monthly supplement. Prior to this, Slater was food writer for Marie Claire for five years. He also serves as art director for his books. Wikipedia  

✵ 9. April 1958
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Famous Nigel Slater Quotes

“Well let's face it, who on earth besides antique dealers and gay couples actually still give dinner parties?”

The Guardian, London, In this month's OFM, Nigel, Slater, 2005-11-13, 2010-05-20 http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1637598,00.html,

“Food has been my career, my hobby, and, it must be said, my escape.”

Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Toast, by Nigel Slater, Hardcover http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&ean=9781592400904&displayonly=EXC

“I have never eaten a boiled egg, but I have had a soldier or two.”

Eating For England, Fourth Estate Ltd, ISBN 0-00-719946-5, October 2007)("Soldiers" can refer to slices of toast cut into long thin strips for dipping into a boiled egg.)

“Eating, and that feel of food in the mouth, is all part of comfort and affection and warmth, and I think that a lot of the reason that I turned to food was because I was actually quite a lonely child.”

AfterElton.com - Interview with Nigel Slater (page 2) http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/print/2005/1/nigelslater2.html

Nigel Slater Quotes

“Good kitchens are not about size; they are about ergonomics and light.”

The Guardian, London, Not roquette science, 2005-10-29, 2010-05-20 http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/houseandgarden/0,,1602953,00.html,

“Almost anything is edible with a dab of French mustard on it.”

The Kitchen Diaries, Fourth Estate Ltd, ISBN 0-00-719948-1, 2005) or Gotham Books, published by Penguin (USA) Inc., ISBN 1-592-40234-8, October 2006

“It is the deep, salty stickiness of food that intrigues me more than any other quality.”

The Guardian, London, Not roquette science, 2005-10-29, 2010-05-20 http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/houseandgarden/0,,1602953,00.html,

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