A meal without wine is like a day without sun
No man under forty can be dignified with the title of gourmet.
The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves.
Gourmandism is an act of judgment, by which we prefer things which have a pleasant taste to those which lack this quality.
The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them.
In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight.