Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Careme, the First Celebrity Chef

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“Cuisinier, architect, and one of the most prolific writers of the 19th
century, Carême was the founder of a classic cuisine that would influence
generations of chefs. In this well-researched book, Ian Kelly deftly recounts
the exploits of this remarkable man.” ―JACQUES PÉPINAunique feast of biography
and Regency cookbook, Cooking for Kings takes readers on a chef’s tour of the
palaces of Europe in the ultimate age of culinary indulgence.Drawing on the
legendary cook’s rich memoirs, Ian Kelly traces Antonin Carême’s meteoric rise
from Paris orphan to international celebrity and provides a dramatic below-
stairs perspective on one of the most momentous, and sensuous, periods in
European history―First Empire Paris, Georgian England, and the Russia of War
and Peace.Carême had an unfailing ability to cook for the right people in the
right place at the right time. He knew the favorite dishes of King George IV,
the Rothschilds and the Romanovs; he knew Napoleon’s fast-food requirements,
and why Empress Josephine suffered halitosis.Carême’s recipes still grace the
tables of restaurants the world over. Now classics of French cuisine, created
for, and named after, the kings and queens for whom he worked, they are
featured throughout this captivating biography. In the phrase first coined by
Carême, “You can try them yourself.” Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Walker Books; First Edition (May 1, 2004)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802714366
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 67
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 1.11 x 8.62 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #754,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #773 in Culinary Biographies & Memoirs #2,632 in European Cooking, Food & Wine #21,621 in Memoirs (Books)
• #773 in Culinary Biographies & Memoirs
• #2,632 in European Cooking, Food & Wine