Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts. 

Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother.

The belly is the reason why man does not mistake himself for a god.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

No lyric poems live long or please many people which are written by drinkers of water.

’Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.

Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.

What is food to one is to others bitter poison.

Cooking is the most massive rush. It’s like having the most amazing hard-on, with Viagra sprinkled on top of it, and it’s still there twelve hours later.

Thought depends absolutely on the stomach, but in spite of that, those who have the best stomachs are not the best thinkers.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink, for dining alone is leading the life of a lion or wolf. 

One of the important requirements for learning how to cook is that you also learn how to eat.