I did not realize at the time, as I have discovered since, that anyone who attempts any thing original in this world must expect a bit of ridicule. Clarence Birdseye
Mark KurlanskyJudging foods without regard to price is a rich mans game, and yet poor people can be gourmets able to discern a good potato from a bad one.
Mark KurlanskyWhenever I was called a gourmet, I suspected I was being accused of something at least slightly unpleasant. But that was before I heard the term "foodie." I am still not sure that a gourmet is a good thing to be, but it must be better than a foodie.
Mark Kurlansky