This reminds me the quote from the Dog's Heart by Bulgakov:

“Yes, my dear sir. If you care about your digestion, my advice is – don’t talk about bolshevism or medicine at table. And, God forbid – never read Soviet newspapers before dinner.’ ‘M’mm . . . But there are no other newspapers.’ ‘In that case don’t read any at all.”

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/918499-food-ivan-arnoldovich...