A PALATE IN REVOLUTION: Grimod de La Reynière and the Almanach des Gourmands

London: Robin Clark, 1987. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. . 242 pages. 24 x 16 cm. MacDonogh has written an intriguing bibliography of the author of the Almanach de Gourmands, a book devoted to all aspects of food: ingredients and their origins, preparation and cooking as well as the combination and service of various dishes. Laurent Grimod de La Reynière is one of the most fascinating and entertaining figures in gastronomic and literary history. Born thirty years before the French Revolution, Grimod trained as a lawyer and journalist at the end of the Ancien Régime. He became a gourmand and, after the revolutionary years, began to write his opus. Interior and boards pristine - beautifully color illustrated endpapers. Dust wrapper very lightly rubbed. In protective mylar cover.