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The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience of eating to have anything worth setting down.
A. J. Liebling
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"The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience of eating to have anything worth setting down."
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The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience of eating to have anything worth setting down. — A. J. Liebling

About A. J. Liebling

A. J. Liebling was a Journalist from United States (1904–1963).

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This quote is attributed to A. J. Liebling, a Journalist from United States.
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A. J. Liebling lived from 1904 – 1963.