Gourmandism Is An Act Of Judgment, By

At The Time I Write, The Glory Of The Truffle Has Now Reached Its Culmination. Who Would Dare To Say That He Has Been At A Dinner Where There Was Not A Pièce Truffée? Who Has Not Felt His Mouth Water In Hearing Truffles A La Provencale Spoken Of? In Fine, The Truffle Is The Very Diamond Of Gastronomy.

The Universe Is Nothing Without The Things That Live In It, And Everything That Lives, Eats.

The Limits Of Pleasure Are As Yet Neither Known Nor Fixed, And That We Have No Idea What Degree Of Bodily Bliss We Are Capable Of Attaining.

It Has Been Shown As Proof Positive That Carefully Prepared Chocolate Is As Healthful A Food As It Is Pleasant; That It Is Nourishing And Easily Digested... That It Is Above All Helpful To People Who Must Do A Great Deal Of Mental Work.

I Am Essentially An Amateur Medecin, And This To Me Is Almost A Mania.