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Memoirs of Alexis Soyer: With Unpublished Receipts and Odds and Ends of Gastronomy (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century)
Memoirs of Alexis Soyer With Unpublished Receipts and Odds and Ends of Gastronomy - Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Author: Alexis Soyer
Perhaps the first celebrity chef, Alexis Soyer (1810-58) was a flamboyant, larger-than-life character who nonetheless took his profession very seriously. As the chef of the Reform Club, he modernised its kitchens, installing refrigerators and gas cookers. In 1851, during the Great Exhibition, he prepared spectacular (but financially ruinous) cul...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781108063319
ISBN-10: 1108063314
Publication Date: 8/22/2013
Pages: 324
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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