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

A connoisseur of gastronomy was congratulated on his appointment as a director of indirect contributions at Periguex: and, above all, in the pleasure there would be in living in the midst of good cheer, in the country of truffles, partridges, truffled turkeys, and so forth. "Alas!" replied with a sigh the sad gastronomer, "can one really live at all in a country where there is no fresh sea-fish?"

Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies.

Let the progress of the meal be slow, for dinner is the last business of the day; and let the guests conduct themselves like travelers due to reach their destination together.

You first parents of the human race...who ruined yourself for an apple, what might you have done for a truffled turkey?

Dessert without cheese is like a beauty with only one eye

The pleasures of the table belong to all times and ages, to every country and every day; they go hand in hand with all our other pleasures, outlast them, and remain to console us for their loss.