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

“Food is all those substances which, submitted to the action of the stomach, can be assimilated or changed into life by digestion, and can thus repair the losses which the human body suffers through the act of living.”

“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star.”

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

“„De gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum.”

“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.”

“Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is their drawing room and the sun their lamp. Besides, they have appetite, Nature's special gift, which lends to such a meal a vivacity unknown indoors, however beautiful the surroundings.”