In the matter of choice living, doctors are on a par with bishops.

The doctor had brought Fanchette's talents to perfection.

In the provinces the lack of occupation and the monotony of existence turn all activity of mind towards the kitchen.

People do not dine as luxuriously in the country as they do in Paris, but they dine better; the dishes are meditated upon and studied.

In rural regions we often find some Careme in petticoats, some unrecognized genius able to serve a simple dish of haricot-beans worthy of the nod with which Rossini welcomed a perfectly-rendered measure.
When studying for his degree in Paris, the doctor had followed a course of chemistry under Rouelle, and had gathered some ideas which he afterwards put to use in the chemistry of cooking.