Brillat-savarin
anthelme
[ahn-telm] /ɑ̃ˈtɛlm/ (show ipa), 1755–1826, french jurist, writer, and gastronome.
historical examples
these are little gastronomic felicities which brillat-savarin, otherwise so complete an author, overlooked in his book.
the red inn honore de balzac
“i was in the drawing-room, enjoying my dinner,” said brillat-savarin, beginning an anecdote.
the devil’s dictionary ambrose bierce
none more than brillat-savarin has carried the fame of bresse abroad.
castles and chateaux of old burgundy francis miltoun
this quip has been wrongfully attributed to brillat-savarin.
all about coffee william h. ukers
dumas’ soup for dinner; but for breakfast the unrivalled omelette of brillat-savarin.
the feasts of autolycus elizabeth robins pennell
since brillat-savarin it has been the fashion for magistrates to be epicures.
the companions of jehu alexandre dumas, pre
“tell me what you eat and i will tell you what you are,” long ago observed brillat-savarin.
h. r. edwin lefevre
praise from brillat-savarin would not have delighted us more than this.
ten years near the german frontier maurice francis egan
“he had eaten; he had not dined,” to adopt the distinction of brillat-savarin.
the mark of cain andrew lang
helwyse was a disciple of brillat-savarin,—in one word, a gourmand!
idolatry julian hawthorne
noun
anthelme (ɑ̃tɛlm). 1755–1826, french lawyer and gourmet; author of physiologie du goût (1825)
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