“Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food, the act of eating, is still treated with reverence. A meal is still a rite—the last natural sacrament of family and friendship, of life that is more than ‘eating’ or ‘drinking’. To eat is something more than to maintain bodily functions.”

ALEXANDER SCHMEMANN

“For the Life of the World”

 

 

 

“Who doth ambition shun

And loves to live i’ the sun,

Seeking the food he eats,

And pleas’d with what he gets.”

SHAKESPEARE,

“As You Like It”, II.v.[38]