The Physiology of Taste
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2004
Summary
The ultimate collection of reflections on gastronomy
Brillat-Savarin’s unique, exuberant collection of dishes, experiences, reflections, history and philosophy raised gastronomy to an art form. First published in France in 1825, this remarkable book reflected a new era in French cuisine: the advent of the restaurant, which gave the bourgeoisie the opportunity to select their dishes with precision and anticipation. Yet the author also gives his views on taste, diet and maintaining a he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140446142 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140446141 |
| Author: | Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Anne Drayton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 281g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was born in 1755 in Belley, France, an area renowned for its food and wine. After graduating in law, Brillat-Savarin became magistrate of Belley and was later elected Mayor. During the French Revolution, his life was endangered, and he fled to other parts of Europe and then America, earning his living as a violinist in a theatre orchestra. He returned to France in 1796 and became a judge of the Supreme Courts of Appeal. He began compiling a book of meditations on gastronomy, and in 1825, a few months before his death, published this brilliant treatise on the pleasures of eating: the culmination of a life-long love affair with food.
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