The Physiology of Taste Or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy with Recipes

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The most famous book about food ever written- a delightful, often hilarious, and always spirited classic about the pleasures of the table. Notes by M. F. K. Fisher and introduction by Bill Buford. VINTAGE CLASSICS.

A delightful and hilarious classic about the joys of the table, The Physiology of Taste is the most famous book about food ever written. First published in France in 1825 and continuously in print ever since, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin's masterpiece is a historical, philosophical, and epicurean collection of recipes, reflections, and anecdotes on everything and anything gastronomical. Brillat-Savarin-who famously stated "Tell me what you eat and I shall tell you what you are"-shrewdly expounds upon culinary matters that still resonate today, from the rise of the destination restaurant to matters of diet and weight, and in M. F. K. Fisher, whose commentary is both brilliant and amusing, he has an editor with a sensitivity and wit to match his own.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780307390370
Published: October 2011

Number of pages: 464
Width: 132 mm
Height: 202 mm
Depth: 27 mm

Publisher: Random House USA Inc