Nigel Slater Quotes

United Kingdom, Writer
April 9, 1958

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.

Also known as Journalist, Broadcaster

Pamper a tomato, overfeed it, overwater it and you will get a Paris Hilton of a tomato.

Nigel Slater
Almost anything is edible with a dab of French mustard on it.

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- Mustard
- Edible

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

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- Light
- Kitchen
- Size
It is the deep, salty stickiness of food that intrigues me more than any other quality.

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- Food
- Quality
- Sticking
There is too much talk of cooking being an art or a science – we are only making ourselves something to eat.

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- Art
- Science
- Cooking
Food has been my career, my hobby, and, it must be said, my escape.

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- Career
- Food
- Hobby
British food is a celebration of comfort eating. Our traditional savoury recipes are all about warmth and sustenance, our puddings a roll call of sweet jollity, our cakes are deep and cosy. We appear to be a nation in need of a big, warm hug.

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- Food
- Eating
- Celebration
It must have been the lack of nutrients that gave my father his temper. He is not a sweet man despite a very sweet tooth.

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- Father
- Temper
- Nutrients

Real food meas big-flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Good ingredients made into something worth eating. Just nice, uncomplicated food.

Nigel Slater
- Food
- Cooking
- Eating