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.
| ISBN: | 9781566637176 |
| Publication date: | 20th March 2008 |
| Author: | Giles MacDonogh |
| Publisher: | Ivan R Dee, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: science, technology and medicine Biography: general |