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The first full and authoritative biography of the father of gastronomy. MacDonogh not only chronicles Brillat's many pursuits, he also presents a fascinating picture of provincial France under the ancien regime and the dangerous years that followed its fall. The world of revolutionaries and gourmets explored with elegance and scholarship.-Observer.

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An engaging and well-researched biography...Brillat-Savarin emerges as an enormously likeable man. -- Christina Hardyment * Independent *
MacDonogh explores with elegance and scholarship the world of revolutionaries and gourmets. -- Robin Smyth * Observer *
Highly readable...a convincing portrait of this marvelous hedonist. -- Bruce Palling * Country Life *
"An excellent, absorbing, and very amusing book." -- Jennifer Patterson * Literary Review *

Brillat-Savarin: The Judge and His Stomach

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      Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/03/2008
      ISBN13: 9781566637176, 978-1566637176
      ISBN10: 1566637171

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first full and authoritative biography of the father of gastronomy. MacDonogh not only chronicles Brillat's many pursuits, he also presents a fascinating picture of provincial France under the ancien regime and the dangerous years that followed its fall. The world of revolutionaries and gourmets explored with elegance and scholarship.-Observer.

      Trade Review
      An engaging and well-researched biography...Brillat-Savarin emerges as an enormously likeable man. -- Christina Hardyment * Independent *
      MacDonogh explores with elegance and scholarship the world of revolutionaries and gourmets. -- Robin Smyth * Observer *
      Highly readable...a convincing portrait of this marvelous hedonist. -- Bruce Palling * Country Life *
      "An excellent, absorbing, and very amusing book." -- Jennifer Patterson * Literary Review *

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