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

Wine makes every meal an occasion.

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

Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: as 'art for art's sake' it is unthinkable. A man may sing in his bath every morning without the least encouragement, but no cook can cook just for his or her own sake in a like manner. All good cooks, like all great artists, must have an audience worth cooking for.

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

Cooks are in some ways very much like actors; they must be fit and strong, since acting and cooking are two of the most exacting professions. They must be blessed - or cursed, whichever way you care to look at it - with what is called the artistic temperament, which means that if they are to act or cook at all well, it cannot be for duds or dummies.

Chicken may be eaten constantly without becoming nauseating.