The first of all considerations is that our meals shall be fun as well as fuel.

A man dies too young if he leaves any wine in his cellar.

Among the faithful, in the great kitchens of the world, Escoffier is to Careme what the New Testament is to the Old.

Food without wine is a corpse; wine without food is a ghost; united and well matched they are as body and soul, living partners.

Black coffee must be strong and very hot; if strong coffee does not agree with you, do not drink black coffee. And if you do not drink black coffee, do not drink any coffee at all.

Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: All good cooks, like all great artists, must have an audience worth cooking for.

Beans are highly nutritious and satisfying, they can also be delicious if and when properly prepared, and they posses over all vegetables the great advantage of being just as good, if not better, when kept waiting, an advantage in the case of people whose disposition or occupation makes it difficult for them to be punctual at mealtime.