If he is thin, I will probably dine poorly. If he is both thin and sad, the only hope is in flight.

The duty of a good Cuisinier is to transmit to the next generation everything he has learned and experienced.

Place a lump of fresh butter in a pan or egg dish and let it melt - that is, just enough for it to spread, and never, of course, to crackle or sit; open a very fresh egg onto a small plate or saucer and slide it carefully into the pan; cook it on heat so low that the white barely turns creamy, and the yolk becomes hot but remains liquid; in a separate saucepan, melt another lump of fresh butter; remove the egg onto a lightly heated serving plate; salt it and pepper it, then very gently pour this fresh, warm butter over it

There are many people who claim to be good cooks; just as there are many people who, after having repainted the garden gate take themselves to be painters.

If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them well and serve them with ceremony.

Before judging a thin man, one must get some information. Perhaps he was once fat.

Cooking is for capturing the taste of the food and then enhancing it, as a composer may take a theme and then delight us with his variations.