40 Prue Leith Quotes for You to Enjoy

Prue Leith

South African Chef

Born: Feb 18, 1940

Food Good Me People Think You

It was hugely helpful to me, being South African. I have never felt uncomfortable in posh society because I don't see what it is that I'm meant to be bowing the knee about. Prue Leith

Me Society See About Uncomfortable Never Knee Bowing Because Felt South South African Hugely African Being Meant Meant To Be Helpful Posh

I was an intellectual groupie. Still am. Prue Leith

Am Still Intellectual Groupie

The really nice thing about the town of Hua Hin - and Thailand generally - is that it's so safe. You can walk around the night market, for example, with complete confidence. Prue Leith

You Confidence Walk Example Nice Market Complete About Generally Town For Example Safe Around Thailand Really Nice Thing Thing Night

My husband John's and my breaks are often very culture heavy. He cannot pass a museum without venturing inside, so we tend to see a lot of architecture and so-called places of interest. Prue Leith

I was asked if I would do 'Dancing On Ice.' I thought it'd be the perfect way to get fit, lose a lot of weight and learn a new skill. I was actually quite excited, but my team said, 'Absolutely not.' They told me I was far too old and if I fell over I would break something - and then I thought they were probably right. Prue Leith

Me Old Thought Lose Too Dancing Way Would Something Perfect Absolutely Absolutely Not Weight Excited Over New Fell Learn Said Were Lot Fit Get Quite Break Ice Far Then Asked Skill Team Actually Right

With contemporary writers, I often buy books and then realise I've bought them before. Prue Leith

Buy Before Books Writers Bought Contemporary Often Realise Them Then

People often ask what my favourite food is, but the answer depends on what I last ate. I love sausages and mash. But if I'd already eaten them for lunch, then you asked me at tea-time, I'd probably answer 'crab salad.' Prue Leith

I came through the Sixties so I was perfectly aware of drug-taking but I came from South Africa and we were brought up in quite an old-fashioned way. If I went to a rave or a party, I'd be behind the barbecue flipping the burgers. I wasn't out there partying. Prue Leith

Party South Africa Way Out I Came Brought Through Rave Perfectly Partying Came Were South Up Quite Behind Africa Sixties Barbecue Old-Fashioned Flipping Old-Fashioned Way Aware

Nobody should eat too much cake. Prue Leith

Cake Too Much Too Eat Nobody Much Should

If you eat good ingredients, and moderately, it should not be a problem. If you look at the bakers over the years, how many obese bakers have there been? There have been a few - nobody's saying you can't join 'Bake Off' if you're obese - but by and large bakers, just like cooks, are not particularly overweight. Prue Leith

Saying Good You Problem Few Obese Eat Join Nobody Over Like Bake Look Particularly How Been Years Off Overweight Moderately Just Ingredients Should Cooks Large Many

Modern cookbooks are marketing tools for chefs. They're in the bestseller lists but no one cooks from them. Prue Leith

Tools Marketing Bestseller No-One Chefs Modern Lists Them Cookbooks Cooks