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“I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.”
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“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.”
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“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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