num_pages: 256
description: 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.
language: English
title: Brillat-Savarin: The Judge and His Stomach
titlecomplete: Brillat-Savarin: The Judge and His Stomach
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Ivan R. Dee