Cooking for kings : the life of Antonin Carême, the first celebrity chef / Ian Kelly.
Cooking for kings : the life of Antonin Carême, the first celebrity chef / Ian Kelly.
Cooking for kings : the life of Antonin Carême, the first celebrity chef / Ian Kelly.
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Publisher
New York : Walker & Company, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N641.5092/10
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. A feast for epicures -- 2. Pastry boy -- 3. Breakfast at Talleyrand's -- 4. Gastronomy : a cult in want of a priest -- 5. Chateau Valencay : a year in the Loire -- 6. Napoleon's wedding cake -- 7. The Russian in Paris -- 8. The cook, his book, his wife and his lover -- 9. The Brighton pavilion --...
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Publisher
New York : Walker & Company, 2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"Careme was much more than the inventor of the chef's hat, the vol-au-vent, and the souffle. He had an unfailing ability to cook for the right people in the right place at the right time. He knew the foibles and the favorite dishes of the Romanovs, the Rothschilds, and Rossini. He worked for the gourmet-king George IV, the Viennese court, and even...
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Cooking for kings : the life of Antonin Carême, the first celebrity chef / Ian Kelly.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-283) and index.
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N641.5092/10
Record Identifier
74VK2E82l33l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2E82l33l
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ISBN
0802714366 (alk. paper)
9780802714367 (alk. paper)
DDC
641.5092
MMS ID
991018066849702626
