Original, in French: La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur. English: Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

- Auguste Escoffier

Good food is the basis of true happiness

- Auguste Escoffier

Indeed, stock is everything in cooking. Without it, nothing can be done.

- Auguste Escoffier

Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

- Auguste Escoffier

Above all, keep it simple.

- Auguste Escoffier

The workman mindful of success, therefore, will naturally direct his attention to the faultless preparation of his stock, and in order to achieve thi…

- Auguste Escoffier

Of all the items on the menu, soup is that which exacts the most delicate perfection and the strictest attention.

- Auguste Escoffier

The greatest dishes are very simple.

- Auguste Escoffier

Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite.

- Auguste Escoffier