Some dishes are of such indisputable excellence that their appearance alone is capable of arousing a level-headed man's degustatory powers. All those who, when presented with such a dish, show neither the rush of desire, nor the radiance of ecstasy, may justly be deemed unworthy of the honors of the sitting, and its related delights.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinEvery cure of obesity must begin with these three essential precepts:discretion in eating, moderation in sleeping, and exercise.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinTo invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinFrying gives cooks numerous ways of concealing what appeared the day before and in a pinch facilitates sudden demands, for it takes little more time to fry a four-pound carp than to boil an egg.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin