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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 31, 2011

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Gastronomy is the intelligent knowledge of whatever concerns man’s nourishment.–Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), in The Physiology of Taste (1825)

Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer, magistrate and author who helped to develop the art of food writing. His most famous and influential book, The Physiology of Taste, consists of 8 volumes and was published in December of 1825, two months before his death at the age of 71. His influence is so significant that a cow’s milk cheese, a rum yeast cake, and a ring mold are all named after him.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 30, 2011

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by Simon de Swaan

Anybody can make you enjoy the first bite of a dish, but only a real chef can make you enjoy the last.–Francois Minot, Editor, Michelin restaurant guide

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 23, 2011

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by Simon de Swaan

Food is our common ground, a universal experience.–James Beard

Dubbed as the father of American gastronomy, James Beard was the author of numerous cookbooks, a teacher and mentor to many professional cooks, as well as an inspiration to many home cooks who learned how to cook and to appreciate the foods that are regionally specific to the United States.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 22, 2011

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by Simon de Swaan

Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you, and be silent.–Epictetus (55 AD – 135 AD)

Greek Stoic philosopher, Epictetus was born into slavery. He believed that all external events are determined by fate and beyond our control and that we should accept what life brings us calmly.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 18, 2011

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by Simón de Swaan

One of the delights of life is eating with friends, second to that is talking about eating. And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating while you are eating with friends.–Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking

Prolific American food writer who died unexpectedly from a heart attack at age 48.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quotes, March 17, 2011

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by Simón de Swaan

The ultimate aim of civility and good manners is to please: to please one’s guest or to please one’s host. To this end one uses the rules laid down by tradition: of welcome, generosity, affability, cheerfulness and consideration for others. People entertain warmly and joyously. To persuade a friend to stay for lunch is a triumph and a precious honour. To entertain many together is to honor them all mutually. It is equally an honour to be a guest.–Claudia Roden, A Book of Middle Eastern Food (1968)

Claudia Roden is an Egyptian-born food writer. She studied in Paris, then later moved to London, where she has lived for most of her life. She travels as a food writer and is the author of the James Beard award–winning The Book of Jewish Food and A Book of Middle Eastern Food amongst other works. Her most recent book Arabesque won the Andre Simon Memorial Fund Award for Best Food Book, the Glenfiddich Best Food Book Award, and the Gourmand World Media Special Award of the Jury.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 16, 2011

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by Simón de Swaan

Everything ends this way in France – everything. Weddings, christenings, duels, funerals, swindlings, diplomatic affairs — everything is a pretext for a good dinner.–Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) , Cecile (1954) French playwright best known for his play Antigone.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 14, 2011

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by Simón de Swaan

The candyman can, The candyman can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good.–Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

This song was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the film and does not appear in Roald Dahl’s original book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or the 2005 film adaptation. It was sung by Aubrey Woods, who played Bill the candy store owner in the original film.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 11, 2010

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by Simón de Swaan

A clever cook, can make….good meat of a whetstone.–Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1466?-1536)

Frequently referred to as Erasmus, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus was a Dutch priest and scholar. Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament. He lived through the Reformation period and consistently criticized some contemporary popular Christian beliefs. In relation to clerical abuses in the Church, Erasmus remained committed to reforming the Church from within.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, March 10, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, March 10, 2011 Permalink 0

// by Simón de Swaan

Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.–Maurice de Vlaminck

Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 – 11 October 1958) was a French painter who, along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense color.