Haute Cuisine
Subtitle: How the French Invented the Culinary Profession
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: December 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780812217766
Subjects: General cookery; National & regional cuisine; Regional & Ethnic - French; Cooking / Wine; Cooking; France; History; Cookery, French; Cooking / French; Cooking : History; Gastronomy; History / France
First sentence: In 1750 the world of haute cuisine was similar to earlier eras: it was created in the homes of the aristocracy, bounded their demands, and greatly influenced by the aesthetic values of the day.