Everything in this room is edible. Even I'm edible. But, that would be called canibalism. It is looked down upon in most societies.

~ Tim Burton

Tim Burton Gastronomy Gluttony Humor Manners

And he, like many jaded people, had few pleasures left in life save good food and drink.

~ Honoré De Balzac

Honoré De Balzac Gastronomy Gluttony Happiness Pleasure

No one was irritable; we have never known anyone to remain unhappy while digesting a good meal. We enjoy lingering in a becalmed state, a kind of midpoint between the reverie of a thinker and the contentment of a cud-chewing animal, a state that should be termed the physical melancholy of gastronomy.

~ Honoré De Balzac

Honoré De Balzac Food Gastronomy Melancholy Red Inn Satiation

Short story collections are the literary equivalent of canapés, tapas and mezze in the world of gastronomy: Delightful assortments of tasty morsels to whet the reader's appetite.

~ Alex Morritt

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