A Literary Culinary Journal
by Simón de Swaan
Worrying about calories and cholesterol takes the fun out of food.–Julia Child
Julia Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for introducing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, written in conjunction with written by Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.
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by Simón de Swaan
To ask a woman to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.–Naomi Wolf
The Beauty Myth is an American author and political consultant. With the publication of The Beauty Myth, she became a leading spokesperson for what was later described as the “third wave” of the feminist movement.
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by Simón de Swaan
No one can be wise on an empty stomach.–George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels, including and Daniel Deronda.
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by Simón de Swaan
As he chops, cuts, slices, trims, shapes, or threads through the string, a butcher is as good a sight to watch as a dancer or a mime.–Colette
81 Years Of Style: French Writer Colette’s Never Ending Influence On Fashion was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title.
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by Simón de Swaan
Bread always falls on its buttered side.–English proverb
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by Simón de Swaan
Hunger is felt by a slave and hunger is felt by a king.–Ghanaian proverb
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by Simón de Swaan
A good meal ought to begin with hunger.–French proverb
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Meet Jonell Galloway, a freelance writer and editor specialized in French cuisine. 
