Jean-anthelme brillat-savarin, mayor of bellay, cousin of madame recamier, chevalier de l'empire, author of and a number of racy stories (unfortunately lost), whose sister died in her hundredth year having just finished ...Jean-anthelme brillat-savarin, mayor of bellay, cousin of madame recamier, chevalier de l'empire, author of and a number of racy stories (unfortunately lost), whose sister died in her hundredth year having just finished a good meal and shouting loudly for her dessert, is now best known for his "Physiologie du gout" Here brilliantly translated as "The.