Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is their drawing room and the sun their lamp. Besides, they have appetite, Nature's special gift, which lends to such a meal a vivacity unknown indoors, however beautiful the surroundings.

To know how to eat well, one must first know how to wait.

The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.

Those truffled turkeys, of which the reputation and the price are still increasing, appear like beneficient stars, and make the eyes sparkle of all sorts of gourmands of every category, whilst their faces beam with delight and they themselves dance with pleasure.

Turkey is undoubtedly one of the best gifts that the New World has made to the Old.

Gourmandise is an impassioned, rational, and habitual preference for all objects which flatter the sense of taste.

The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.