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“Brandy and water spoils two good things.”

Two Water Food Cooking Good Things Culinary Spoil Brandy

Author:Charles Lamb

“The English will agree with me that there are plenty of good things for the table in America; but the old proverb says: 'God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.'”

America Food Devil Agree Tables Cooking Good Things Plenty Cooks Meat Culinary Old Proverb

Book:A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions

Source: A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions

“Some people have family crests, lions, tigers, unicorns, elephants - a whole menagerie - and if my family had a crest, you know what would be on it? A blintze. I mean it. All the good things in my life are measured in blintzes because by us it's not a party if there isn't a blintze.”

People Ifs Knows Mean Whole Would Be Party Family Food My Family Good Things Lions Elephants Tigers Unicorn Menagerie

Author:Gertrude Berg

“Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things.”

World Food Kings Good Things Far Away Gave Up Wild Things

Book:Where the wild things are

Source: Where the wild things are

“A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.”

Needs Humans Happiness Desire Natural Human Beings Food Good Things

Book:10 Books in 1

Source: 10 Books in 1

“Whenever I was called a gourmet, I suspected I was being accused of something at least slightly unpleasant. But that was before I heard the term "foodie." I am still not sure that a gourmet is a good thing to be, but it must be better than a foodie.”

Stills Term Heard Food Good Things Not Sure Accused Gourmet Being Accused

Book:Choice Cuts

Source: Choice Cuts