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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French writer and politician recognized for his contributions to the field of gastronomy. Born on April 1, 1755, he was a significant figure in the culinary world during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His seminal work, 'The Physiology of Taste', is regarded as a cornerstone in the study of food and flavor. Brillat-Savarin passed away on February 2, 1826.

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“The table is the only place where we do not get weary during the first hour.”

Firsts Hours Tables Appetite Weary

Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“To know how to eat well, one must first know how to wait.”

Knows Firsts Wells Waiting Know How

Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“You first parents of the human race...who ruined yourself for an apple, what might you have done for a truffled turkey?”

Firsts Humans Done Might Parent Race Food Cooking Human Race Apples Culinary Ruined Turkeys

Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“Place a substantial meal before a tired man and he will eat with effort and be little better for it at first. Give him a glass of wine or brandy, and immediately he feels better: you see him come to life again before you.”

Men Giving Feels Firsts Littles Effort Wine Tired Glasses Alcohol Meals Feel Better Wine Glass Brandy

Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to be far more sensible of pain than of pleasure.”

Men Firsts Pain Pleasure Convinced Organized Sensible

Book:The Physyology of Taste

Source: The Physyology of Taste

“Once fire was discovered, the instinct for improvement made men bring food to it. First to dry it, then to put it on the coals to cook.”

Men Firsts Made Fire Discovery Instinct Improvement Cooks Dry Coal

Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

About the Author

Born: April 1, 1755
Died: February 2, 1826
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 98

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The Physyology of TasteRelated source material

The Physiology of Taste: or Meditations on Transcendental GastronomyRelated source material

A Handbook of GastronomyRelated source material

The Physiology of TasteRelated source material

The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental GastronomyRelated source material

The Physiology of Taste: Or, Transcendental GastronomyRelated source material

Physiologie du goûtRelated source material

The handbook of dining, based chiefly upon the Physiologie du goût of Brillat-SavarinRelated source material

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