Cooking is one of the oldest arts and one which has rendered us the most important service in civic life.
~J-A Brillat-Savarin
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“Cheerful cooks make every dish a feast.”
—MASSINGER.
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I detest … anything over-cooked, over-herbed, over-sauced, over elaborate. Nothing can go very far wrong at table as long as there is bread, butter, olive oil, a generous spirit, lively appetites and attention to what we are eating.
– Sybille Bedford
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Tell me what you eat: I will tell you what you are.
~Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a star.
~ JA Brillat-Savarin
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The most indispensable quality in a cook is punctuality. It is also that of a guest.
~ JA Brillat-Savarin
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