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

The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them.

To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.

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

In the centre of a spacious table rose a pastry as large as a church, flanked on the north by a quarter of cold veal, on the south by an enormous ham, on the east by a monumental pile of butter, and on the west by an enormous dish of artichokes, with a hot sauce.

A meal without wine is like a day without sun

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