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

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.

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

I appreciate the potato only as a protection against famine, except for that, I know of nothing more eminently tasteless.

It has been shown as proof positive that carefully prepared chocolate is as healthful a food as it is pleasant; that it is nourishing and easily digested... that it is above all helpful to people who must do a great deal of mental work.

The German Doctors say that persons sensible of harmony have one sense more than others.

Salad freshens without enfeebling and fortifies without irritating.