J.A. Lang > Quotes

“And do not forget to check her fridge. You can tell much about a lady by the cheese that she eats.” Bachelorhood, thought Arthur, was a strange world, indeed.”
― J.A. Lang, Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle

“They say one should never trust a thin chef. By this measure, Chef Maurice was very trustworthy indeed.”
― J.A. Lang, Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle

“Abandoned cars, shootings, dead bodies in the woods. Not really what people come to the Cotswolds for. Visitor numbers will slump, mark my words.”
― J.A. Lang, Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle

“Horace took the opportunity to sniff out the latest canine gossip, then lifted one arthritic leg to add his own comment.”
― J.A. Lang, Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle

“blunt piscatorial implement, the other apparently making himself an omelette, he didn’t show it. “Got some margarine,” he mumbled, pointing at the crumb-infested tub on the counter.”
― J.A. Lang, Chef Maurice and the Rather Fishy Tale, A Short Story Prequel

“Chef Maurice and Chef Bonvivant got on like a house on fire—that is to say, whenever they met, there was screaming, destruction of property, and sooner or later the need for large buckets of water.”
― J.A. Lang, Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle

“jeroboam,”
― J.A. Lang, Chef Maurice and the Wrath of Grapes