Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Born in Paris and abandoned there by destitute parents in 1792 at the height of the French Revolution , he worked as a kitchen boy at a cheap Parisian chophouse in exchange for room and board .
Simplified: CarÃ me was born Paris , but was abandoned in 1792 because his parents were very very poor . He worked as a kitchen boy at a cheap Paris cafe in exchange for a room and food .