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?”

Nigel Slater

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,

“I understood that if ever one wanted to live with someone you cooked for them and they came running. But then it is my idea of hell these days, living with someone. The idea of sharing your life with someone is just utterly ghastly. I know why people do it, but it's never a good idea.”

Nigel Slater

The Real Cook - Writers and critics - Celebrities and articles - Food - Waitrose.com http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/wfi/foodpeople/writersandcritics/9810064.asp

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

Nigel Slater

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.”

Nigel Slater

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.”

Nigel Slater

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.”

Nigel Slater

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

“Food is, for me, for everybody, a very sexual thing and I think I realised that quite early on. I still cannot exaggerate how just putting a meal in front of somebody is really more of a buzz for me than anything. And I mean anything. Maybe that goes back to trying to please my dad, I don't know. It's like parenting in a way I suppose.”

Nigel Slater

The Guardian, London, While other boys in his class were reading Shoot! Nigel subscribed to Cordon Bleu magazine, Tim, Adams, 2003-09-14, 2010-05-20 http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1040953,00.html,

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

Nigel Slater

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.”

Nigel Slater

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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