Painting by Abraham Bosse — French Engraver, Painter, and Architect (1604 — 1676). This image has been released to the public by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (Born 1908 — 1992) — American Author of 27 books about food, including a translation of ”The Physiology of Taste,” by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (Born 1908 — 1992).