I cannot but bless the memory of Julius Caesar, for the great esteem he expressed for fat men and his aversion to lean ones.

Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.

To eat is to appropriate by destruction.

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

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

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

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.

Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.

Most vegetarians I ever saw looked enough like their food to be classed as cannibals.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

For, say they, when cruising in an empty ship, if you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.

A woman should never be seen eating or drinking unless it be lobster salad and champagne, the only truly feminine and becoming viands.