New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-25
Soiycr.


M. Soyer is the CoOk-the Culinary ar
tiste par srcesmcs, OF the time He retained At
the Reform Club in London, for large salary, but
upon occasion of the assertion BY member Of the
club that certain sauce had not reached the finest
point of piquancy, N. soysr withdrew with dignity
from the kitchen. During the Great Exhibition he
was the genius OF . Symposium" in Gorehouss,
Remington, the former residence OF Lady Blessing
ton,-we know not with what benefit to himself.
A recent fsuilleson of the Courier dss Efats Uais
sives an amusing account Of . visit to the Reform
Club, and an interview with Soysr.
The visitors entered the kitchen and were pre-
sentsd to the artistic.
"You arrive at the true moment" said he calmly
al oan offer you sauce which has received the APP
probation of Lord Hill and which he permits TO DO
called by his name"
The visitors tasted, approved and protested tue
utmost faith in the gastron omic genius Of soyer.-
eyes" he responded, 81 am sometimes truly In.
spirsd bur- in cooking, inspiration IL not sufficient
II il an art of rigorous rules. Taste must 60 hand
In hand with science. Cooking, Gentlemen, owes
more TO the exact sciences than to poetry. For my
own part rest upon great principles the true cook
should economzs at once, time labor and expense"
"Sir," inquired one Of the visitors, what are your
emolumen,s
"Yos are q fellow couptryman, Sir" replied
Soy or, with slight salute. My emoluments, Sir
do not labor for money, but accept annually sum
OF f2ooO, $4,000 francs. II Is bsgatelle, Sir. There
are Projects in France who receive more"
The friend who introduced the visitors then 70.
marked In low voice, that Monsieur Soysr, also
accepted" qualification every time he invented q
new dish.
Adjoining the kitchen is a email bureau oonsecra-
ted to the my ssries Of pastry. There poetic pstss
are conceived With delicate perceptions Soyer
has caused It's walls to be hung with paintings, the
productions of artists whose walk IL different from
his own, but with whom no sympsthises. The visi-
tors expressed their admiration. n. soyer removed
his cap" Will you step this way i"-and ushsFed
them into his especial retreat Here were frames of
oriental mssnifcence containing pictures.
The gentlemen congratulated N. soyer upon his
FIRE iasIe They discovered traces Of the first style
of NJ uril!o in the paintings. The culinary artist
stood silslt, with psnsiye smile of pride upon his
features. He was exhibiting his domestic Louvre
'Messieurr, you are admiriDg the pictures of Ma.
dame 8 ,,eT-slas Messisurs, We are all morsal-Ma-
dane soysY is no more :"
- TIE visito.s shared his emotion. Even NJ
soyer himself mus: one day die the bureau Of
pastry will know him no more Their minds were
sscdened for Art and for tie Lord Hills Of the Re-
form Club. Upon reenstring the kitchen domains,
tie sreat artss resumed his cap and Ills sAstononic
gravity He showed his system Of dumb walters
not alone wooden bat human-for srders are rars-
nisted written, 10; Toared. "Iecoaomixe, In this
way words, as yell as trouble and expense"
These are The last recorded words OF NJ. ssyer,
cook Of the Reform Club and author of soyer's
Soup for tie Million He 10 ons one Of the famous
men Of London, for he is the Magnus Apollo Of
an art here appreciated. Nor is il without its
isursates The English Chancellor Of the Exchs-
eusr, in the Introductory chapters Of Tancrsd, has
ders cue AID poetic justice - the science Of Uds
sld the taste Of Apicius.