Edwardians (and I think of myself as a 21-Century Edwardian) never stop eating

From the time they rose, to even the times they awoke in the middle of the night, food was ready and available. It ran from hors d’oeuvres, soups ( cream and clear) salads, vegetables, meats-poultry, game, beef, pork, seafood, puddings, breads, savories ( ah! White Spanish Sardines on toast I die for) and fruits and of course wine to compliment each course. If this seems too much, then a week or two at the German watering spots like Baden-Baden would take the  'cure' for  any malady you might have from over-eating.

Oh! To have lived at the turn of the 19^th Century in London and yes, even France.

That was the time of the Golden Age of Gastronomy , not the lack luster, silly, pretentious  meals we are presented today.