Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Quotes


An intelligently planned feast is like a summing up of the whole world, where each part is represented by its envoys.


Citations

Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme. The Physiology of Taste. Translated by Fayette Robinson, Lindsay & Blakiston, 1854.

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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
  • Born: April 1, 1755
  • Died: February 2, 1826
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Lawyer

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer and politician, and gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: "Grimod and Brillat-Savarin. Between them, two writers effectively founded the whole genre of the gastronomic essay."