Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.

If one swallows a cup of chocolate only three hours after a copious lunch, everything will be perfectly digested and there will still be room for dinner.

For unknown foods, the nose acts always as a sentinal and cries. 'Who goes there?'

Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.

To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.

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

The pleasure of the table belongs to all ages, to all conditions, to all countries, and to all areas; it mingles with all other pleasures, and remains at last to console us for their departure.