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Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.
Here is a rural fellow that will not be denied your Highness' presence: he brings you figs.
I forget the name of the place; I forget the name of the girl; but the wine was Chambertin.
Sauces in cookery are like the first rudiments of grammar - the foundation of all languages.
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing.
I have never regretted Paradise Lost since I discovered that it contained no eggs-and-bacon.
I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
Some people who are obsessed with food become gourmet chefs. Others become eating disorders.
Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.
Children, we should always eat our food sitting down. Do not eat standing or walking around.
If we're not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food.
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
All that changing of plates and flapping of napkins while you wait 40 minutes for your food.
Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.
Some guy invented Vitamin A out of a carrot. I'll bet he can't invent a good meal out of one.
It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
We manage to swallow flesh, only because we do not think of the cruel and sinful thing we do.
No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a generous spirit, a light hand, and a large heart.
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument.
It's important to watch what you eat. Otherwise, how are you going to get it into your mouth ?
Poultry is for the cook what canvas is for a painter, or the cap of Fortunatus for a conjurer.
If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.
TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility.
Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals.
I always wondered why babies spend so much time sucking their thumbs. Then I tasted baby food.
If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
Marmalade in the morning has the same effect on taste buds that a cold shower has on the body.
Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating!
What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.
I prefer the Chinese method of eating.... You can do anything at the table except arm wrestle.
I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other.
Modern air travel means less time spent in transit. That time is now spent in transit lounges.
Cat food. It stinks a bit, but if you don't put up with the smell, the little kitten will die.
The refectory is a cenacle in which the taking of food is transfigured almost into a sacrament.
Contemporary societies have lost the sense of the feast but have kept the obscure drive for it.
Few people arise in the morning as hungry for God as they are for cornflakes or toast and eggs.
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.
God made yeast, as well as dough, and loves fermentation just as dearly as he loves vegetation.
Life is like an onion: you peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it.
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, & sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both.