Auguste Escoffier
A Trailblazer Who Changed the World
A video talk
Chef, author of cookbooks and restaurateur, Auguste Escoffier, revolutionised French cuisine, getting rid of heavy sauces, simplifying and codifying recipes. He also forever changed the workplace of the professional kitchen, streamlining procedures and improving working conditions and safety.
Find out about his recipes (many named for famous people of the day), his innovations, his relationship with César Ritz, his role on the Titanic, his hatred of afternoon teas, and discover how this French trailblazer altered dining habits for ever.
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Escoffier elevated the role of the chef to that of an artist and innovator, transforming the chaotic kitchens of the 19th century into streamlined, professional establishments.” — Patricia Zontine, Escoffier: The King of Chefs
In his partnership with César Ritz, Auguste Escoffier introduced the concepts of the luxury hotel, women dining in public, and the fixed-price menu. Much of his career was spent in England, but he refused to learn English in case he ended up cooking like them! However, he did much to introduce fine food to the British palate and one of his greatest fans was the Prince of Wales, future King Edward VII. Escoffier was the first professional chef to be awarded the Légion d’honneur and over his long career, he did to change the way we eat.
Links for where to buy the books in print, ebook or audio will be listed here before the talk. Find the books on my recommended reading list, watch a movie version, enjoy related videos, websites and much more. Have anything to add here? Let me know.
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Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef and the Rise of the Leisure Class by Luke Barr
Escoffier, the King of Chefs by Kenneth James
Memories of My Life by Auguste Escoffier
Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carème, the First Celebrity Chef by Ian Kelly
The Escoffier Cookbook: And Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery for Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures by Auguste Escoffier
FREE DOWNLOAD
Some free versions are better than others, please feel free to try these, but I cannot guarantee the quality.
A guide to Modern Cookery by Auguste Escoffier
Free downloadable version in various formats including Kindle, epub, pdf and others. If you are unsure of how to add these files to your ereader, look here.
Librivox – A Guide to Modern Cookery (Le Guide Culinaire) Part I by Auguste Escoffier, collaborative narration
MOVIES
YouTube playlist for Auguste Escoffier
LINKS
Victor Hugo: Enemy of the State – a 2018 TV mini-series
The Story of Adèle H – a 1975 film by François Truffaut about Victor Hugo’s daughter Adèle
Victor Hugo: A Monumental French Writer – Google Arts & Culture
Susannah Fullerton: Literary France – Top Ten Places to Visit
Susannah Fullerton: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Victor Hugo