A bagel is an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis. – Beatrice and Henry Freeman (in the New York Times – 1960)

Why so many different dishes? Man sinks almost to the level of an animal when eating becomes his chief pleasure. – Ludwig Von Beethoven

Gluttony is mankind’s exclusive perogative. – Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Chowder breathes reassurance. It steams consolation. – Clementine Paddleford