Quotes by Brillat-Savarin

About Brillat-Savarin:

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."
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There are neither raptures, nor ecstasies, nor transports of bliss in the pleasures of the table; but they make up in duration what they lose in intensity, and are distinguished above all by the merit of inclining us towards all the other pleasures o...

Brillat-Savarin

Author Bio

  • NameBrillat-Savarin
  • DescriptionFrench lawyer, politician and writer
  • BornApril 1, 1755
  • DiedFebruary 2, 1826
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionLawyer; Politician; Author; Chef