We may live without friends; we may live without books, But civilized men cannot live without cooks. Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Bad cooks – and the utter lack of reason in the kitchen – have delayed human development longest and impaired it most. Friedrich Nietzsche
The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as good cooks go, she went. Saki (H H Munro)
A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness. Elsa Schiaparelli
Cookery is become an art, a noble science; cooks are gentlemen. Robert Burton