The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-04
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! and obtained a patent for his specially,
! was ordered to supply the table of Louis
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Before his time the privilege of cooking
and serving ragouts was reserved for the
fraitettrs, or licensed victuallers, and that
OF providing set dinners was secured by
charter to the corporation of the rosisseurs.
But these had fallen into disrepute, and
the only Improvement introduced had
been the cooking of customers dinners at
the eabarets and taverns, either when or
dered in advance or carried raw to the
tradesmen by the customers themselves.
Among the restaurants which sprang up
alter the example SO successfully set by
boaianger was one on the Ter
race des Feuillants. in the garden
OF the Tuilleries. There the MEM
hers of the convention dined regularly
Z during the revolution. and Couthon, Saint
Just and Marat often met, face to face
with VeSgniaud and lie Peletier de Saint
fargeau. The owner of this noted estab-
iishment made a rapid fortune. but had
rvai. in 1870. in the person of Very. who
opened! the Restaurant de la Tente. in the
Alice des Changers, and who, eight years
later, removed TO the Palais Royal, where
his cuisine speedily won for his name \
worldwide reputation.
Thencetorward the restaurant became
one of the peculiar features of Partisan
hie. The number of restaurants is now
legion; they are at once the pride and the
necessity of the French metropolis. The
highest nobleman in the land is proud of
bis restaurant, and honors il with his
presence not infrequently. The man of
business recruits his wearied frame and
nis hard-worked brain in his own par
ucular restaurant; while even the very
lowest order of the people have their
special eating houses. where they enjoy
themselves to their hearts content.
IL Is fact. that a wel-ordered dinner
vi The very first class, partaken
OF at leading restaurant, will
Pronaoiy cost the gourmet guest from
Nto Sl0; while Il dinner almost equally
satisfactory and ample Is served Ia the
gdstfenoBe sonn Ge0iS for less than 81. Such
= uinerence may seem strange, but we
nave yet step lower in expenditure To
.aAe' There are eating houses in Paris.
nequented by persons of small means-I
uo not mean vine shops or public houses.
sas bona Tide restaurants--wherea an ample
uihher, am told, with half bottle of
eIue' may be had for 70 cents! Bnt. As
NehaSe nothing Ia do with this class, /
VIZ no further alluie 10 the subject.
n'sh-class Partisan restaurant that is
hiach frequented is a world in itself; the
TTanioer OF hands employed is very large.
sue'e Is the chcf4 &c cuisine. and this high
sntsaty must nave his underliugs; there
tne cfiff sGGcieF. " no occupies q most
s'esie Office; there is the rotiSseuT, whose
,m Tor certain portion of the day -
,ssss occupied IN roasting and basting;
a ..e'e Is the chef dies eatyeWtetS, and no
a ss Ia Paris can dare slight the services of
T. Siiei cook ot the sweet dishes; there
~ me cAef 6n ear{e-mGnger, or chief
L. me la-ier-thls man has under
especial care the cold food, mayon-
tes. leales. the dressing of fish and so
49, there IS the .fourf,fer, or man who
IN. ana prepares the coffee; and last,
hot least, there is the sonsmei,cr. the
sho attends IN the wine, ami in good
ssas this func,onary has no other emf
nn'shehi. Then We md a mditre-d hotel
81 s"aFd. sometimes a sOisS- lRdiffc-
800, TIE cgSSisTs or women cashiers,
We af9esfier. or him into whose
aus as me care OF the silver - confded.
\ .aae nrSt TWO caterers, who, neck-and-
- l may Ice allowed this slmile--
haFd 10 gain the prize for the Gull
NJ STAKE" are ihe Cafe Anglais and the
ma"h DoFee tsituated opposite to each
GA the boulevard DIES italienSl }; they
.s.. SO Close race to gain the first rank
would indeed bc a hard task to de-
M. we name OF the victor. Here the
A. iAshionahlc young men in Paris may
~ De seen taking their meals, and su
~ meals they are. Here you see lux
d., unknown elsewhere readily pro-
49,. and received probably with far
gass, pleasure Than the hill of charges,
I eas GnhanpAy. often checks the dIges-
! tr.,e~ laose "ao for glory frequent these
) ks..p restaurants. where the Lucnl!tau
Ne mus. must lee paid Tor in proportion 20
superiority
u As eaie Anslals has been called the