Quotes tagged ‘Restaurants’

“Once again, some New York City restaurants made the cut, including Chintan Pandya’s Adda Indian Canteen in Long Island City, tasting menu restaurant Atomix, Malaysian spot Kopitiam, and Leonti on the Upper West Side.”

— Nikita Richardson, grubstreet.com

“Bobby: I'd like a plain omelette, no potatoes, tomatoes instead, a cup of coffee and wheat toast. Waitress: [points at his menu] No substitutions. Bobby: What do you mean? You don't have any tomatoes? Waitress: Only what's on the menu. You can have a number two, a plain omelette, it comes with cotta…”

— Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson, Robert Eroica Dupea, Jack Nicholson, imdb.com

“I don’t know anyone for whom fame has been a mental health benefit.”

— Sara Benincasa, medium.com

“[attempting to make an inspirational speech to the other cooks] Tonight is a big night. Appetite is coming, and he's gonna have a big ego. I mean, Ego! He's coming. The, the critic? And he's gonna order... something. Something from our menu, and we'll have to cook it...”

— Brad Bird, Linguini (voice), Lou Romano, imdb.com

“The cool thing about only having one means, zoning-wise, you can put it in one of these chic neighborhoods that are all over L.A. or New York that will not allow a Chili’s or a Fridays and will only allow one-of-a kind restaurants.”

— BJ Novak, foodandwine.com

“I think you should call it Seb's because no one will come to a place called Chicken on a Stick.”

— Damien Chazelle, Mia Dolan, Emma Stone, imdb.com

“When did being alone become the modern-day equivalent of being a leper? Will Manhattan restaurants soon be divided up into sections -- smoking, non-smoking, single, non-single?”

— Michael Patrick King, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, imdb.com

“The problem with going to restaurants is that they're not in my room.”

— Peggy Nicoll, Daria Morgendorffer, Tracy Grandstaff, imdb.com

“There's always that one location, one store location that's constantly changing hands. Everybody has this in their neighborhood, it's a leather store, it's a yogurt shop, it's a pet supply. It's constantly changing and nobody can do business there. It's like some sort of Bermuda Triangle of retail,…”

— Tom Leopold, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“The thinking goes that ambitious chefs tend to bypass breakfast in order to focus their creative energy — and budgets — on lunch and dinner service, where they have more freedom to offer original dishes. (Nobody’s in the mood for culinary ingenuity at 8 a.m. on a Tuesday.) That seems to be changing,…”

— Chris Crowley, grubstreet.com

“The restaurants that I see that are the most successful, specifically in San Francisco but I think overall, are really concept-driven, a place that has a very specific point of view.’”

— Jen Pelka, theverge.com

“Restaurateurs have always wanted their spaces to look attractive. But in the era before social media, a designer could concern herself primarily with the space’s effect on its occupants.”

— Casey Newton, theverge.com

“The vibe is best described as hipster funeral.”

— Daniel Wenger, newyorker.com

“Taste something new. I know people who always get the same dish when they go to their favorite restaurant. It makes sense; it’s something you love and you know they do it well. But as with travel, you might find something you like even more, you just have to discover it.”

— Louise Jones, winerist.com