Jonathan Gold on Live Octopus Tentacles
"For the first time I appreciated the strategic importance of the sesame oil–salt dip—not just because it tasted good, which it did, but because the suckers on the tentacles are still fully functional, and the coating of slippery oil prevents them from maintaining their death grip on your tongue."
Rosecrans Baldwin on Morels
"I'm waiting for the day when I can order a morel hot dog at a high school football game; that would be the ultimate fall treat."
Jay Rayner on Being a Food Critic
"Once, at a restaurant called Babylon, I was served a chicken sausage that, even the waiters agreed, looked like a severed penis on a plate."