"Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy."
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"Too many cooks spoil the broth"
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"In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport."
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"Cooking is one failure after another, and that's how you finally learn."
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"We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old."
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"One should eat to live, not live to eat."
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"Ketchup left overnight on dinner plates has a longer half-life than radioactive waste."
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"I am a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has, for twenty years, diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant; whose kettle has scarcely time to cool; who with tea amuses the evening, with tea solaces the midnight, and, with tea, welcomes the morning."
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"I would stand transfixed before the windows of the confectioners' shops, fascinated by the luminous sparkle of candied fruits, the cloudy lustre of jellies, the kaleidoscope inflorescence of acidulated fruit drops - red, green, orange, violet: I coveted the colours themselves as much as the pleasure they promised me."
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"The time will come when this luscious golden tomato, rich in nutrition, a delight to the eye, a joy to the palate whether fried, baked, broiled or even eaten raw will form the foundation of a great garden industry."
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"We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles."
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"The squid is so cooperative. Its body forms a tube that can be stuffed with marvelous fillings. You don't have to be Greek to enjoy this one."
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"...the true spirit of gastronomic joylessness. Porridge fills the Englishman up, and prunes clear him out."
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"I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime 'associates,' food, for me, has always been an adventure"
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"The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream."
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"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post which any human power can give."
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"Let's get out of these wet clothes and into a dry Martini."
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"Look, there's no metaphysics on earth but chocolates."
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"Japanese food is very pretty and undoubtedly a suitable cuisine in Japan, which is largely populated by people of below average size. Hostesses hell-bent on serving such food to occidentals would be well advised to supplement it with something more substantial and to keep in mind that almost everybody likes french fries."
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"Acorns were good until bread was found."
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