Original: Carême ( 8 June 1784 & ndash ; 12 January 1833 ) , known as '' The King of Chefs , and the Chef of Kings '' This common sobriquet occurs in every extended article on Carême ; one example is the opening paragraph of Darra Goldstein 1995 p. 691 , noting also that '' his importance for gastronomy is hard to exaggerate '' .
Simplified: Carême was set a test by Talleyrand : he had to create a whole year 's worth of menus , without repeating them , and use only food that was in season .