And by 'modern' I mean after antiquity and before Jamie Oliver.
He was French (of course), an amateur and a fantastic eater of food. A gastronomic hero.
His writing is still very readable, very witty and surprisingly modern in outlook. If you think you love food and love eating you really should read his book.
It can be bought here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Physiology-Taste-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140446141/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1296145772&sr=8-6
It can be downloaded for free as part of Project Gutenberg here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5434
And his Wikipedia entry is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Anthelme_Brillat-Savarin
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