A Meal Without Wine Is Like A

L'alcool Est Le Monarque Des Liquides, Et Porte Au Dernier Degre L'exaltation Palatale. Alcohol Is The Prince Of Liquids, And Carries The Palate To Its Highest Pitch Of Exaltation.

La Truffe N'est Point Un Aphrodisiaque Positif; Mais Elle Peut, En Certaines Occasions, Rendre Les Femmes Plus Tendres Et Les Hommes Plus Aimables. The Truffle Is Not A True Aphrodisiac; But In Certain Circumstances It Can Make Women More Affectionate And Men More Attentive.

He Who Receives His Friends And Gives No Personal Attention To The Meal Which Is Being Prepared For Them, Is Not Worthy Of Having Friends.

Sight And Touch, Being Thus Increased In Capacity, Might Belong To Some Species Far Superior To Man; Or Rather The Human Species Would Be Far Different Had All The Senses Been Thus Improved.

Some Dishes Are Of Such Indisputable Excellence That Their Appearance Alone Is Capable Of Arousing A Level-headed Man's Degustatory Powers. All Those Who, When Presented With Such A Dish, Show Neither The Rush Of Desire, Nor The Radiance Of Ecstasy, May Justly Be Deemed Unworthy Of The Honors Of The Sitting, And Its Related Delights.