I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills.

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

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

Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them.

Those from whom nature has withheld taste invented trousers.

At the time I write, the glory of the truffle has now reached its culmination. Who would dare to say that he has been at a dinner where there was not a pièce truffée? Who has not felt his mouth water in hearing truffles a la provencale spoken of? In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.

The fate of a nation depends on the way that they eat.