Jeffrey Steingarten Quotes

• The only thing more enjoyable than chocolate, is bacon.

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  Chocolate, Enjoyable

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• But the goal of the arts, culinary or otherwise, is not to increase our comfort. That is the goal of an easy chair.

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  Art, Goal, Comfort

  Jeffrey Steingarten (2011). “The Man Who Ate Everything”, p.5, Vintage

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• Maybe evolution is irrelevant at dinnertime.

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  Evolution, Irrelevant

  Jeffrey Steingarten (2008). “It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything”, p.84, Vintage

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• Whenever I travel to the South, the first thing I do is visit the best barbecue place between the airport and my hotel. An hour or two later I visit the best barbecue place between my hotel and dinner.

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  Travel, Airports, Two

  "The Man Who Ate Everything". Book by Jeffrey Steingarten, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 4, 1997.

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• Among the cognoscenti, though, it is not just about elaborate new flavors. I always consider the main test of ice cream to be the simple ice creams, especially vanilla. One should have fun when one eats, but it should also be seriously good.

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  Fun, Simple, Ice Cream

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• What’s so bad about addiction? I can’t remember. Isn’t it something about giving up your freedom? Isn’t freedom an illusion?

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  Giving Up, Addiction, Remember

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