The Pleasure Of The Table Belongs To

Dessert Without Cheese Is Like A Beauty With Only One Eye

Alcohol Is The Monarch Of Liquids.

Whosoever Says Truffle, Utters A Grand Word, Which Awakens Erotic And Gastronomic Ideas.

Those Persons Who Suffer From Indigestion, Or Who Become Drunk, Are Utterly Ignorant Of The True Principles Of Eating And Drinking.

'monsieur,' Madame D'arestel, Superior Of The Convent Of The Visitation At Belley, Once Said To Me More Than Fifty Years Ago, 'whenever You Want To Have A Really Good Cup Of Chocolate, Make It The Day Before, In A Porcelain Coffeepot, And Let It Set. The Night's Rest Will Concentrate It And Give It A Velvety Quality Which Will Make It Better. Our Good God Cannot Possibly Take Offense At This Little Refinement, Since He Himself Is Everything That Is Most Perfect.'