A Meal Without Wine Is Like A

I Am A Strong Partisan Of Second Causes, And I Believe Firmly That The Entire Gallinaceous Order Has Been Merely Created To Furnish Our Larders And Our Banquets.

Once Fire Was Discovered, The Instinct For Improvement Made Men Bring Food To It. First To Dry It, Then To Put It On The Coals To Cook.

Seating Themselves On The Greensward, They Eat While The Corks Fly And There Is Talk, Laughter And Merriment, And Perfect Freedom, For The Universe Is Their Drawing Room And The Sun Their Lamp. Besides, They Have Appetite, Nature's Special Gift, Which Lends To Such A Meal A Vivacity Unknown Indoors, However Beautiful The Surroundings.

Alcohol Carries The Pleasures Of The Palate To Their Highest Degree.

No Man Under Forty Can Be Dignified With The Title Of Gourmet.