Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: Georges Auguste Escoffier ( 28 October 1846 â `` 12 February 1935 ) was a French chef , restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods .
Simplified: Georges Auguste Escoffier ( 28 October 1846 â `` 12 February 1935 ) was a French chef , restaurateur and writer who updated traditional French cooking methods and made them more popular .