This book is 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 ancient regime and the dangerous years that followed its fall. 'The world of revolutionaries and gourmets explored with elegance and scholarship.' - "Observer".
- ISBN10 1566630282
- ISBN13 9781566630283
- Publish Date 1 August 1993 (first published 16 July 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 9 February 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ivan R Dee, Inc
- Edition American ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English