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A masterpiece on the subject of cooking as an art and eating as a pleasure, this 1825 classic on the joys of food and drink was written by a French politician and man of letters whose true passion centered on gastronomy. Includes recipes for pheasant, Swiss fondue, and other dishes. 41 illustrations.

This classical work, originally published in 1825, remains among the most comprehensive and enjoyable works ever published on the palate and its pleasures.

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A masterpiece on the subject of cooking as an art and eating as a pleasure, this 1825 classic on the joys of food and drink was written by a French politician and man of letters whose true passion centered on gastronomy. Includes recipes for pheasant, Swiss fondue, and other dishes. 41 illustrations.

This classical work, originally published in 1825, remains among the most comprehensive and enjoyable works ever published on the palate and its pleasures.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780140446142
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/28/1994
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 634,280
  • Series: Penguin Classics Series
  • Product dimensions: 5.12 (w) x 7.78 (h) x 0.93 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction by Anne Drayton Aphorisms by the Professor to serve as a prologue to his work and an eternal foundation for his Science Dialogue between the author and his friend Preface
Part One: Gastronomical Meditations
1. On the senses
2. On taste
3. On gastronomy
4. On appetite
5. On food in general
6. Specialities
7. The theory of frying
8. On thirst
9. On drinks
10. On the end of the world
11. On gourmandism
12. On gourmands
13. On gastronomical tests
14. On the pleasures of the table
15. On shooting-luncheons
16. On digestion
17. On rest
18. On sleep
19. On dreams
20. On the influence of diet on rest, sleep, and dreams
21. On obesity
22. Prevention and cure of obesity
23. On thinness
24. On fasting
25. On exhaustion
26. On death
27. Philosophical history of cooking
28. On restaurateurs
29. A model gourmand
30. Bouquet
Part Two
Transition Miscellanea Envoy to the Gastronomes of the Two Worlds

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