I went out to a fancy dinner the other night, and noticed this listed as a cheese. Even though graduate education will never make me rich, it does impart a little status, and I got a kick out of pulling out some knowledge to feel like I was in on the joke. Is there any text we will read this semester that does not reference or paraphrase Brillat-Savarin? That guy is so ubiquitous that he is even on cheese! For additional status, read the wikipedia page en francais.
Food And History @ Temple 
carlygoodman
/ February 9, 2012I was beginning to think that Brillat-Savarin line was a bit cheesy…(!)
dygottlieb
/ February 9, 2012(!) mmm, triple-cream. if you’re into that, try red hawk: http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/cheeses.asp
Interesting how food education/worldliness is a key new status marker, right? We might not have $, but we sure have a wealth of valuable (nerdy?) cultural capital.