The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to be far more sensible of pain than of pleasure.

The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves.

In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables.

The Spanish ladies of the New World are madly addicted to chocolate, to such a point that, not content to drink it several times each day, they even have it served to them in church.

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.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight.