“In cooking, as in all the arts, simplicity is the sign of perfection.” — Curnonsky
(A fairly quick solve . . . except for the author’s name! Although we have had at least one of his quotes before. He was truly an original, and it looks like he truly enjoyed his life. Santé! Be well and do good, friends!) — YUR
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Happy birthday to John Steel, drummer for The Animals!
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Exactly, UR! We had the very same quote before,
https://unclerave.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/cryptoquote-spoiler-11-16-20/
and the author’s name was just as hard this time!
Wow, hal! Good find. Definitely a tough name to get! — YUR