On the Continent people have good food in England people have good table manners. – George Mikes
The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a group of the most eminent British scientists put their heads together, and made complicated biological experiments to find a way of spoiling it. To the eternal glory of British science their labor bore fruit. – George Mikes
An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. – George Mikes
You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals. – George Mikes
The simpler the food, the harder it is to prepare it well. You want to truly taste what it is youre eating. So that goes back to the trend of fine ingredients. Its very Japanese: Preparing good ingredients very simply, without distractions from the flavor of the ingredient itself. – Joel Robuchon