Title: Escoffier
Description: Auguste Escoffier was the first modern celebrity chef. His clientele included royalty as well as leaders of society and fashion. This book traces his career from his humble origins on the French Riviera to Paris, London and New York. Acknowledged already during his lifetime as the greatest chef in the world, with the hotelier César Ritz, he changed the way we eat and the way food is presented.
Subjects: Biography, Cooks, New York Times reviewed, Escoffier, a. (auguste), 1846-1935, Cooks, biography
Places: France
People: A. Escoffier (1846-1935)