François Pierre de la Varenne ( 1615-1678 in Dijon ) , Burgundian by birth , was the author of Le Cuisinier françois ( 1651 ) , the founding text of modern French cuisine .
François Pierre de la Varenne ( Burgundy , 1615 - Dijon 1678 ) was the author of Le Cuisinier françois ( 1651 ) , the founding text of modern French cuisine .