The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.

The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. [Fr., Dis moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.]

Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither appetite nor thirst, and has no object but distraction, no basis but delicate enjoyment