I write mostly positive reviews. I don't write about places that don't interest me.

In a lot of ways I think food is starting to take the place in culture that rock and roll took 30 years ago.

When it's done properly, taco should be a verb.

Everybody talks about the internet being the ultimate repository of cooking knowledge. But it's not. It sucks.

I think every culture is passionate about food; some are just passionate about food and the food is shitty.

It's funny how everyone has a bizarre relationship with Google. The knowledge is there, but no one knows how to use it right.

Even though my entire writing persona is prefaced on me not being an expert, I kind of am an expert. I know a lot.

The point of modernity is to live a life without illusions while not becoming disillusioned

You will surely be rewarded for every seed of good deed and godliness.

Cease seeking a strangers heart to love when your own remains neglected.

Always live your life with your biography in mind, " Dad was fond of saying."Naturally, it won't be published unless you have a Magnificent Reason, but at the very least you will be living grandly.

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.

Allow a friend to believe in a bogus prospectus or a false promise and you cease, after a short while, to be a friend at all.

Highly motivated achievers are looking not to receive but to contribute. They are looking for problems that are personally satisfying to solve.

And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear

People like me and Ozu get films made by hard work, but Shimizu is a genius.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.