Lamb (Charles), referred to, 17, 239, 240-242, 430; his apology to the pig, 240 Lampridius, quoted, 47 Larding (art of), its discoverer, 281 La Reynière (Grimod de), referred to, 66, 72, 112 _et seq._, 178, 196, 213, 225, 317, 336, 361, 443; poem of, 117; quoted, 118, 233, 236, 287, 345, 348, 383, 411; his home kitchen, 131, 132; as a gastronomer, 132; denounced by Savarin, 158; his tribute to Savarin, 177. _Vide_ also "l'Almanach des Gourmands" La Rochefoucauld, quoted, 5 Leckerbissen and Frauenessen, 172 Lennox (Lady), anecdote of, 335 Liar, charm of the accomplished, 331 Liqueurs (celebrated), of monastic invention, 283-285 "Livre de Cuisine (Le)," 225 Locust (the), as an article of diet, 7 Louis XIII, as a gastronomer, 53; XIV, as a gastronomer, 64 _et seq._; XV, as a gastronomer, 61; XVIII, as a gastronomer, 76, 78 Lucullus, as an epicure, 41-43; referred to, 45, 200, 201 Luncheon, an ideal woodland, 375 _et seq._ Lyne (Bishop de), referred to, 149 Macaroni, Dr. Gastaldy on, 120 Macaroni, Rossini's lost recipe for, 220 Madeleine (the), Dumas' story of, 169 Mæcenas, referred to, 38, 39 Magee (Bishop), anecdote of, 394 Mahony (Rev. Francis), poem on pâté de foie gras, 161; his "Watergrasshill Carousal," 309 Maintenon (Mme. de), referred to, 67, 63, 340 Maître d'hôtel, duties and importance of the, 136-138, 204 "Maître d'Hôtel Français (Le)," 206 "Manuel des Amphitryons," quoted, 69; referred to, 93-95 Markham (Gervaise), referred to, 93-95; quoted, 409 Marriage, Balzac's definition of, 351 Martial, quoted, 24, 31, 33, 44; referred to, 37, 38, 40 Marvell (Andrew), referred to, 81, 252 Mauri (Cardinal), his fondness for "Est, Est, Est," 311 Mead, its composition, 97 Medici (Catherine de), 52, 433 Melons, 9, 273, 298 "Memoirs of a Stomach," quoted, 271 "Memorials of Gormandizing," 329 Metheglin, 96, 98, 439 Metzelsuppe, Uhland's poem on, 166 Mézeray (Mlle.), referred to, 117-119, 125, 126 Mind _vs._ stomach, 5 Mistletoe-thrush, 361 "Modern Cook (The)," 208 Mohrenkeller, of Nürnberg, 163 Molière, referred to, 57, 58, 113 Monselet (Charles), quoted, 175, 194, 206, 264; referred to, 211, 225, 232, 340 Montaigne, quoted, 6, 51, 200, 376, 414; referred to, 147, 283 Montauron (Seigneur de), 54 Montausier (Duc de), 54, 55 Montespan (Mme. de), 58, 63 Montgomery (James), poem on the daisy, 424 Morellet (l'Abbé), anecdote of, 304 Morgan (Lady), referred to, 62; quoted, 200 Mouchy (Maréchal de), anecdote of, 64 Moynier (M. M.), referred to, 394, 396 Müller (Wilhelm), poem of, quoted, 311 Mullet, a much-valued fish, 32, 47; origin of the name, 33