page_title: Lancelot de Casteau
hierarchical_section_title: Lancelot de Casteau
caption_attribution_description: English: Title page of Ouverture de cuisine by Lancelot de Casteau, 1604
context_page_description: Lancelot de Casteau or de Chasteau or de Chestea, also known as Anseau de Chestea was the master chef for three prince-bishops of Liège in the 16th century: Robert de Berghes, Gérard de Groesbeek, and Ernest of Bavaria and the author of a cookbook, the Ouverture de cuisine, often considered the first cookbook to go beyond medieval recipes and to codify haute cuisine.
context_section_description: Lancelot de Casteau or de Chasteau or de Chestea, also known as Anseau de Chestea (died 1613) was the master chef for three prince-bishops of Liège in the 16th century: Robert de Berghes, Gérard de Groesbeek, and Ernest of Bavaria and the author of a cookbook, the Ouverture de cuisine, often considered the first cookbook to go beyond medieval recipes and to codify haute cuisine.
caption: Title page of Casteau's Ouverture de cuisine