Everything that’s born into this world comes into its very own climate, soil, and time of year, and the idea with wine is that you can taste the terroir.

Simone

I laid eyes on this tub 16 years ago and I immediately saw my life. [...] I had to live a life worthy of it.

Simone

Simone: Serena… She was just like all of us: young and without any idea of what was going to happen. She couldn’t stand it, the uncertainty. Some people can’t. Then she met Fred Benson in this building and […] she decided to make the safe choice.

Heather: Be nice to Will, okay? He’s sweet.
Jake: Who’s sweet?
Heather: Not you.

Tess: Everyone has a type right?
Ari: No. You moron.

Will: Is it alright if I kiss you?
Tess: You know you said that out loud right?
[…]
Tess: Does that work for you? Asking?
Will: I was raised polite. Please. Thank you. Ma’am. May I kiss you?

The things that come easily to us do not define us. We define the edges by challenging ourselves.

Simone

Tess: You speak Spanish?
Sasha: Why wouldn't I?
Tess: You're Russian.
Sasha: I'm everything honey.

Tess: Sweet. Sour. Salty. Bitter.
Simone: Mhmm. Very good. Now your tongue is coded.

Tess: I'm used to being alone.
Simone: Me too.

The tip of the tongue -- every taste has its corresponding area -- that is where we taste sweet. Salt is the tipping point. Sour is the sting of food that's alive. Bitter is poison, although we've cultivated a taste for it. And sugar... Sugar was the first addiction.

Simone

You feel awful. Let's move past that and let's not eat out of the garbage.

Howard

Sweetbitter Season 1 Quotes

When you move somewhere new, I guess you sort of get to take inventory of your life, and I wanted to be careful about what I brought here.

Tess

I knew if I stayed one more minute, I would blink and 10 years would go by.

Tess