"A restaurant is a fantasy—a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast." 

- Warner LeRoy

 "We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly." 

- Anna Thomas

 "Eating is not just a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life." 

- Elsa Schiaparelli

 "A restaurant should remove you from the mundane burdens of everyday life and transport you to another world." 

- Danny Meyer