Wine makes every meal an occasion..

Cooks are in some ways very much like actors; they must be fit and strong, since acting and cooking are two of the most exacting professions. They mu….

A man dies too young if he leaves any wine in his cellar..

Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: as 'art for art's sake' it is unthinkable. A man may sing in his bath every morning without the least encouragemen….

Chicken may be eaten constantly without becoming nauseating..

Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: All good cooks, like all great artists, must have an audience worth cooking for..

Food without wine is a corpse; wine without food is a ghost; united and well matched they are as body and soul, living partners..

The first of all considerations is that our meals shall be fun as well as fuel..

Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized..

Black coffee must be strong and very hot; if strong coffee does not agree with you, do not drink black coffee. And if you do not drink black coffee, ….

Beans are highly nutritious and satisfying, they can also be delicious if and when properly prepared, and they posses over all vegetables the great a….

Among the faithful, in the great kitchens of the world, Escoffier is to Careme what the New Testament is to the Old..