Probably no strychnine has sent as many husbands into their graves as mealtime scolding has, and nothing has driven more men into the arms of other women as the sound of a shrill whine at table.

Children and old people and the parents in between should be able to live together, in order to learn how to die with grace, together. And I fear that this is purely utopian fantasy.

It must not simply be taken for granted that a given set of ill-assorted people, for no other reason than because it is Christmas, will be joyful to be reunited and to break bread together.

Cheese has always been a food that both sophisticated and simple humans love.

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without soup or bread in it

It is hard and perhaps impossible for many people to recognize the difference between innocence and naiveté.