Cooking for Kings : The Life of Antonin Careme, the First Celebrity Chef

from wealhtheowwylfing

Marie Antoine (Antonin) Carême was abandoned on the streets of Paris in the throes of the Terror. He started working for a pastry chef, and by the time he was a teenager was creating magnificent, imaginative pastry creations suitable for display. He became chef to Talleyrand, a gourmand who enter...

from JayLivernois

Informative and historically interesting, although the recipes do not seem to be all that useful as too faithful to out-dated kitchens.

from SeraSolig

I loved this book. Its how a very poor lad raised himself up to become a great chief. He cooked for monarchs and noblemen, even baking Napoleon's wedding cake. Very colorful and full of surprises.

from SeraSolig

I loved this book. Its how a very poor lad raised himself up to become a great chief. He cooked for monarchs and noblemen, even baking Napoleon's wedding cake. Very colorful and full of surprises.