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Fathers of French Cuisine – Escoffier
Unlike his predecessors, Auguste Escoffier cooked for the public. Not privately for royalty and high society as was the case for Antoine Careme. And to a lesser extent La Varenne. But building on the foundations that La Varenne and Careme established, Escoffier donated the final refinements to French Cuisine as we know it today. Escoffier’s […]
17Nov2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 17 comments | Continued
Fathers of French Cuisine – Careme
He was abandoned on a doorstep at the height of the French Revolution. Though seemingly without prospects or hope, Antonin Careme would grow up to be called “The King of Chefs and “The Chef to Kings.” Careme’s incredible good fortune, some might say “destiny”, began with the doorstep on which he landed. It belonged to […]
12Nov2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 29 comments | Continued
Fathers of French Cuisine – La Varenne
While it’s tempting to call him the “Father” of French Cusine, in reality, Francois Pierre de la Varenne, was one of three Fathers to the great art. The other two being Antoine Careme and Auguste Escoffier. But it was La Varenne, who was first out of the gate. A rebel. An insurgent. Tilting against the […]
7Nov2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 23 comments | Continued