... living out of sight of any shore does rich and powerfully strange things to humans.

In general, I think, human beings are happiest at table when they are very young, very much in love or very alone.

... living out of sight of any shore does rich and powerfully strange things to humans.

. . . gastronomical perfection can be reached in these combinations: one person dining alone, usually upon a couch or a hill side; two people, of no matter what sex or age, dining in a good restaurant; six people . . . dining in a good home.

since we must eat to live, we might as well do it with both grace and gusto.

A writing cook and a cooking writer must be bold at the desk as well as the stove.

At present, I myself do not know of any local witches or warlocks, but there are several people who seem to have an uncanny power over food.