Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

thumb|Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (2 April 1755 – 2 February 1826) was a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of Physiologie du goût (The Physiology of Taste), became celebrated for his culinary reminiscences and reflections on the craft and science of cookery and the art of eating. Quotes Physiologie du Goût (1825) 4th ed. (1834) Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es. Tell me what you eat, I will tell you what you are. Vol. 1, Aphorisms, no. 4 (tr. L. F. Simpson, 1864) La découverte d'un mets nouveau fait plus pour le bonheur du genre humain que la découverte d'une étoile. The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind, than the discovery of a new planet. Vol. 1, Aphorisms, no. 9 (tr. L. F. Simpson, 1864) External links Category:Judges Category:Lawyers from France Category:Politicians from France Category:Musicians from France Category:Violinists Category:1755 births Category:1826 deaths