Brillat-Savarin

VII. The pleasure of the table belongs to all ages, to all conditions, to all countries, and to all aeras; it mingles with all other pleasures, and remains at last to console us for their departure.

IV. Tell me what kind of food you eat, and I will tell you what kind of man you are.

IX. The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.