Food comes first, then morals.
(Bertolt Brecht, "Threepenny Opera," act 2 scene 3)

All sorrows are less with bread
(Spanish proverb)

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
(Jean Brillat-Savarin)

Food, glorious food!
(from "Oliver!")

Goodness is a decision for the mouth to make.
(Lu Yu, "Ch'a Ching")

A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. "Much obliged," said he, pushing the plate aside; "I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills."
(Jean Brillat-Savarin, "The Physiology of Taste")

In England, there are sixty different religions-and only one sauce.
(Attributed to Voltaire)

Do not overcook this dish. Most seafoods...should be simply threatened with heat and then celebrated with joy.
(Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet)

A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything.
(Napoleon Bonaparte)