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

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

I am essentially an amateur medecin, and this to me is almost a mania.

The most indispensable qualification of a cook is punctuality. The same must be said of guests.

Turkey is undoubtedly one of the best gifts that the New World has made to the Old.

Meals, in the sense in which we understand this word, began with the second age of the human species.

An intelligently planned feast is like a summing up of the whole world, where each part is represented by its envoys.