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

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

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.

Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized.

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.

Chicken may be eaten constantly without becoming nauseating.