The table is the only place where we do not get weary during the first hour.

The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.

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.

He who receives his friends and gives no personal attention to the meal which is being prepared for them, is not worthy of having friends.

The truffle is not a positive aphrodisiac, but it can upon occasion make women tenderer and men more apt to love.

To know how to eat well, one must first know how to wait.

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