No man under forty can be dignified with the title of gourmet.

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.

An intelligently planned feast is like a summing up of the whole world, where each part is represented by its envoys.

Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating

The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves.

Alcohol carries the pleasures of the palate to their highest degree.

The torrent of centuries rolling over the human race, has continually brought new perfections, the cause of which, ever active though unseen, is found in the demands made by our senses, which always in their turns demand to be occupied.