"In the centre of a spacious table rose……" — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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• Life is like eating artichokes; you have got to go through so much to get so little. — Tad Dorgan
• The artichoke above all is the vegetable expression of civilised living, of the long view, of increasing delight by anticipation… — Jane Grigson
• I have often wondered who was the first person to realize that eating an artichoke was a good idea. — Chris Cosentino
• The word 'vegetable' has no precise botanical meaning in reference to food plants, and we find that almost all parts… — Charles Heiser
• In the book of things people more often do wrong than right, investing must certainly top the list, followed closely… — Robert Klein
• She swallowed and looked down at the artichoke petals piled neatly on the side of her plate. Her center certainly… — Elizabeth Hoyt
• I would follow my mother around the kitchen watching and trying to find any way to help. One of the… — Tracy Pollan
• The near end of the street was rather dark and had mostly vegetable shops. Abundance of vegetables - piles of… — D. H. Lawrence
• The hardest thing about being a full time chef is leaving my work behind when I go home at night.… — Alexandra Guarnaschelli
• When I was growing up in Mississippi - it was good Southern food... but I also grew up with a… — Cat Cora
• My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and buttered up and delicious, and… — Katy Perry
• Hey, thanks for stopping by," Howard said. "I'd offer you some tea and cookies, but all we have is boiled… — Michael Grant

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