Portrait of a Chef - The Life of Alexis Soyer, Sometime Chef to the Reform Club

Klappentext A 1938 biography of the flamboyant Alexis Soyer (1810-58), arguably the greatest chef of the nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung Alexis Soyer (1810–58) was perhaps the first celebrity chef. A flamboyant, larger-than-life figure, he nonetheless took his profession very seriously. This biography, first published in 1938, is based on Volant and Warren's anecdotal account of 1859 (also reissued in this series), and faithfully conveys the adulation he engendered in his lifetime. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue; 1. Early life; 2. Emma Jones; 3. Chef de cuisine to the Reform Club; 4. The Gastronomic Regenerator; 5. Inventions; 6. Banquets; 7. Soup-kitchens: Ireland and Spitalfields; 8. The Modern Housewife; 9. Resignation: work in the provinces; 10. The 'Gastronomic Symposium of All Nations'; 11. The years 1851-4; 12. Soyer at Scutari; 13. Culinary campaign: veni; 14. Culinary campaign: vidi; 15. Culinary campaign: vici; 16. 'Ars longa, vita brevis'; Epilogue; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Soutar Morris
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2013
• EAN: 9781108061698
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06169-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; COOKING / General, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Cookery / food & drink etc, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Biography: historical, political and military, Cookery / food and drink / food writing