In England at that time it was regarded as bad manners to talk about food, but to Boulestin, "Food which is worth eating is worth discussing".
In England galt es zu jener Zeit als schlechtes Benehmen, über das Essen zu sprechen, Dagegen vertrat Boulestin den Standpunkt, dass gutes Essen auch einer Diskussion darüber wert sei ("Food which is worth eating is worth discussing").