Food & gathering

Food quotations for menus and gatherings

Food quotations for menus and gatherings. A guide to choosing food-related wording for menus, gatherings and editorial captions with the right tone and context.

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Set the tone around the table

Food quotations may welcome guests, introduce a menu or frame a story about hospitality. The wording should support the meal rather than distract from it.

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Menus need very short, legible lines.
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Editorial captions benefit from place, season or occasion.
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Avoid turning an attributed aphorism into an unsupported historical claim.