The Pleasures Of The Table

Author: Brillat-Savarin

Stock information

General Fields

Price : 9.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780241950845
Publisher : Penguin Books Limited
Imprint : Penguin Books Ltd
Contained items :
Weight (g) : 0.098
Publication date : 06 April 2011
Dimensions : 181mm X 111mm X 9mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 9.95
Availability date : 01 May 2011
Out of print date :
Agency :
Product Type : books

Special Fields

Author : Brillat-Savarin
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 1
Pages : 128
Session :
Deck :
Store Notes :
Translator :
Signed :

9780241950845

Description

Epicure and gourmand Brillat-Savarin was one of the most influential food writers of all time. His 1825 book The Physiology of Taste defined our notions of French gastronomy, and his insistence that food be a civilizing pleasure for all has inspired the slow food movement and guided chefs worldwide. From discourses on the erotic properties of truffles and the origins of chocolate, to a defence of gourmandism and why 'a dessert without cheese is like a pretty woman with only one eye', the delightful writings in this selection are a hymn to the art of eating well.

Reviews

'Marvellously tart and smart, and also comfortingly, absurdly French' - A. A. Gill