Long Quotes by Auguste Escoffier

Above all, keep it simple.

— Auguste Escoffier

The workman mindful of success, therefore, will naturally direct his attention to the faultless preparation of his stock, and in order to achieve this…

— Auguste Escoffier

Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite.

— Auguste Escoffier

Rice is the best, the most nutritive and unquestionably the most widespread staple in the world.

— Auguste Escoffier

The greatest dishes are very simple.

— Auguste Escoffier

Of all the items on the menu, soup is that which exacts the most delicate perfection and the strictest attention.

— Auguste Escoffier

Good food is the basis of true happiness

— Auguste Escoffier

Original, in French: La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur. English: Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

— Auguste Escoffier

So long as people don't know how to eat they will not have good cooks.

— Auguste Escoffier

Fish without wine is like egg without salt.

— Auguste Escoffier

Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

— Auguste Escoffier

People who do not accept the new, grow old very quickly.

— Auguste Escoffier