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.

Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies.

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

Place a substantial meal before a tired man and he will eat with effort and be little better for it at first. Give him a glass of wine or brandy, and immediately he feels better: you see him come to life again before you.

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

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Truffle isn't exactly aphrodisiac but under certain circumstances it tends to make women more tender and men more likable